President Biden is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today on the final day of the three-day NATO summit in Washington. On Wednesday, NATO members formally declared that Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to NATO membership, but only after war with Russia ends. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced U.S.-built F-16 warplanes are headed for Ukraine.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “And I’m also pleased to announce that, as we speak, the transfer of F-16 jets is underway, coming from Denmark, coming from the Netherlands. And those jets — those jets will be flying in the skies of Ukraine this summer to make sure that Ukraine can continue to effectively defend itself against the Russian aggression.”

On Wednesday, NATO also accused China for the first time of being a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war. The military alliance called on China to “cease all material and political support to Russia’s war effort.” China condemned NATO’s declaration.

Lin Jian: “The NATO Washington Summit Declaration plays up the tension in the Asia-Pacific region and is full of Cold War mentality and antagonistic rhetoric. The content concerning China is full of prejudice, smear and provocation. We are strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly oppose it.”