NATO Chief Says Ukraine, Should Be Allowed to Join Alliance, , Despite Risk of War.
On April 21, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg
announced that members of the alliance have
agreed that Ukraine should be made a member. .
On April 21, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg
announced that members of the alliance have
agreed that Ukraine should be made a member. .
'Newsweek' reports that the statement by Stoltenberg
was delivered in the lead up to the 11th meeting of the
Ukrainian Defense Group at Germany's Ramstein Air Base. .
'Newsweek' reports that the statement by Stoltenberg
was delivered in the lead up to the 11th meeting of the
Ukrainian Defense Group at Germany's Ramstein Air Base. .
In September 2022, Ukraine announced that it
was seeking fast-track admittance to NATO
after Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions. .
In September 2022, Ukraine announced that it
was seeking fast-track admittance to NATO
after Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions. .
There is not a single objective barrier
that would prevent the adoption
of political decisions on inviting
Ukraine to the Alliance. , Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, via 'Newsweek'.
However, 'Newsweek' points out that Ukraine
joining the military alliance would obligate NATO
to defend it against Russia's ongoing invasion.
On April 20, Stoltenberg visited
Kyiv for the first time since
the war began in February 2022. .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
called Stoltenberg's trip to Kyiv the beginning
of a "new chapter" in relations with NATO.
Right now, when the majority of people
in NATO countries and the majority of
Ukrainians support the entry of our state
into the Alliance, it is time for appropriate
decisions. It is no longer possible to imagine
the security of the Euro-Atlantic space
without Ukraine, and people understand this, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, via 'Newsweek'.
In response to Stoltenberg's trip to Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson
Dmitry Peskov said that allowing Ukraine to join NATO, "would be a serious, substantial threat
to our country and its security.".
In response to Stoltenberg's trip to Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson
Dmitry Peskov said that allowing Ukraine to join NATO, "would be a serious, substantial threat
to our country and its security."
