U.S. opposed to inviting Zelensky to NATO summit in The Hague - media

MOSCOW. May 14 (Interfax) - The United States objects to inviting Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to NATO's summit in The Hague on June 24, and a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council is likely to be arranged at the level of foreign ministers, Ukrainian media reported with reference to an Italian news agency ANSA report quoting diplomatic sources.

Invitations to the summit have now been sent to four Asian partners, i.e. Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, it said.

The summit agenda will include a dinner that the Dutch royal family have offered to the leaders on the evening of June 24, which Asian partners are also expected to attend, it said.

The principal session addressing an increase in military spending and a final adoption of the capability objectives is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25. A NATO-Ukraine Council meeting at the level of the leaders, as has happened in the past, is not planned for the time being, which is unlikely to be changed, ANSA said. Among the options is a Council meeting at the level of foreign ministers, who will be present at the summit in any case.