Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member
He also says NATO will work on making Ukraine more interoperable with the alliance as a long-term project | NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. ● “NATO’s position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that there are at least two things you need to address to make that possible. One is that we need to ensure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels. ● “The second thing we need to address is that when this war ends and Ukraine prevails, then, of course, we need to ensure that we have the highest level of interoperability, that Ukraine is able to move from Soviet-era standards, doctrines, ways of operating their armed forces,” he added.
Maria Zakharova (Мария Захарова)(Russian MFA / МИД России 🇷🇺) "Stoltenberg: Ukraine will become a member of NATO only when it wins the conflict with Russia." — Another synonym for the word 'never'.