On Tuesday, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said
that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance in the long-term, but stressed that the immediate issue is it remaining an independent nation in the face of Russia’s invasion.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to Finland’s capital Helsinki, Stoltenberg said that NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of their alliance, but at the same time that is a long-term perspective,
Stoltenberg added that the issue now is that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign independent nation, and therefore they need to support Ukraine.
Recall that following Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the US-led military alliance to grant his country a fast-track membership.
Ukraine applied for EU membership in February 2022, shortly after it was invaded, and was granted candidate status in June.
Stoltenberg reiterated that when the war ends they need to ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself as President Putin cannot continue to attack neighbors.
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