As NATO leaders prepare to meet in The Hague next week, a new report suggests that the United States is pressuring its allies to scale back references to Ukraine in the alliance’s final summit communiqué. According to Newsweek, U.S. officials are seeking to shift the summit’s emphasis toward broader defense goals, potentially minimizing language about Ukraine’s NATO membership path or security guarantees.

As NATO leaders prepare to gather in The Hague for a pivotal summit next week, members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee have issued a bipartisan call to reassess the alliance’s posture toward Ukraine—including a stronger push for its eventual membership. At a hearing this week, lawmakers warned that Russia’s war has already changed the security landscape of Europe, and that Ukraine’s formal inclusion in NATO should now be seriously considered.