NATO summit ends amid division, opposition
STORY: NATO summit ends amid division, opposition
DATELINE: July 13, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:01
LOCATION: Vilnius
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the summit
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
3. various of protests in Paris
STORYLINE:
The NATO summit wrapped up in the Lithuanian capital on Wednesday amid divisions among members and opposition from the international community.
During the summit, NATO adopted its "most comprehensive defense plans since the end of the Cold War" and endorsed a new defense production action plan.
Under the new plans, NATO aims to have 300,000 troops fully ready for action. NATO allies have also made an "enduring commitment" to invest at least 2 percent of their GDP annually in defense, according to a communique published at the summit.
NATO leaders also pledged to provide more long-term support to Ukraine and held the inaugural meeting of the new NATO-Ukraine Council with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Though a regional
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