Ukraine announced a bid for fast-track membership of NATO in September 2022.
said Moscow had annexed four Ukrainian regions partially controlled by Russia. Should Ukraine become a member of the military alliance, NATO would be obligated to take action to defend it against Russia in the ongoing war.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 20, 2023. All NATO members have agreed that Ukraine will eventually join the military alliance, Stoltenberg announced Friday.Ukraine must have"the deterrence to prevent new attacks" once the conflict ends, Stoltenberg told reporters.
His remarks come after he visited Kyiv on Thursday for the first time since Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and as Ukraine is expected to soon launch a counteroffensive aimed at recapturing territory seized by Russian forces.
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