NATO leaders have a lot to talk about at this year's summit in Wales, expected to be the toughest since the Cold War ended.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL, ANDERS FOGH RASMUSSEN, SAYING: (4094)
"Our NATO summit here in Wales will be one of the most important summits in the history of our alliance. A crucial summit at a crucial time. "
At the top of their list: the crisis in Ukraine.
Allied leaders have already indicated they'll buttress their support for Kiev and bolster defences against Russia.
Secretary General Anders Rasmussen set the tone by accusing Moscow outright of attacking Ukraine.
Kiev wants to join the alliance, but that could could create a rift within NATO.
Membership would oblige the other nations to defend Ukraine militarily, and that's not something the alliance says it wants to do.
U.S. President Barack Obama says the door to new membership should remain open but France and Germany are opposed to admitting
