Ukraine will join NATO in ‘long- term’: Stoltenberg
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday 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.
“NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will become a member of our alliance, but at the same time that is a long-term perspective,” Stoltenberg told reporters during a visit to Finland’s capital Helsinki.