埼玉英語会英検１級・準１級　コミュのWhat is Nato?

Ministers from Nato's member states are holding a second day of talks in Brussels
to decide how best to continue to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia's invasion.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance formed in 1949
by 12 countries, including the US and the UK. It was set up to counter
the threat of post-war Russian expansion in Europe.

Members agree to come to one another's aid in the event of an armed attack
against any individual member state.

Ukraine wants Nato countries - of which there are now 30 - to send troops
to help fight Russia, but Ukraine is not a Nato member so there's no obligation
for this to happen.

Nato has so far resisted Ukraine's calls to help in this way, as it fears doing so
could lead to an all-out conflict between Russia and the West.

Nato members have helped Ukraine in other ways though - such as
by sending weapons and money to fund Ukraine's armed forces.

Ukraine's foreign minister is joining the talks in Brussels to urge Nato to help
Ukraine with the "three most important things" it needs to win the war -
"weapons, weapons, and weapons".