Zelensky and Biden disagree over Ukraine's application to join NATO.
President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to agree that Ukraine's entrance to NATO would only happen after the war is over during the annual meeting of NATO leaders, which started with unexpected tension but finished on a tone of unity. Zelensky advocated for Ukraine's invitation to join the military alliance in the lead-up to the summit. Although the Group of Seven nations—Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States—issued a unified statement of "unwavering" support for Ukraine earlier on Wednesday, that request was ultimately denied. Individual NATO leaders also provided security guarantees and extra funds to Kiev.