NATO and Ukraine’s clash over aid reveals strained dynamic


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Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images NATO and Ukraine clashed publicly for the first time this week. At a gathering in Vilnius, Lithuania, with all the 31 members of NATO, there were clear frictions between Kyiv and the military alliance. This culminated with the Ukrainian leader, Volodomyr Zelenskyy, saying Tuesday that the absence of a timeline for his country to join NATO was "absurd." One senior diplomat present at the meetings told CNBC Thursday that Zelenskyy "overplayed" his hand during the summit and was therefore pressured by the...