NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that Ukraine's victory against Russia will be the starting point for moving forward with NATO membership, emphasizing that ensuring Ukraine prevails is the alliance's most urgent task.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized that Ukraine's victory against Russia will be the starting point to move forward with NATO membership.
The most urgent task for NATO is to ensure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign independent nation before discussing when and how it can become a member.
Ukraine must prevail in the war against Russia before there can be further discussion on granting membership of NATO
The most urgent task now is to ensure that Ukraine prevails and that President Putin does not win this war
It is only if Ukraine prevails as a sovereign independent nation in Europe, that there is any meaning in discussing when and how Ukraine can become a member of the alliance
When NATO meets in July it will send a very clear message of support to Ukraine
NATO allies will say that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance
NATO allies are expected to agree a multi-year program to help Ukraine transition to NATO standards and become interoperable with the alliance
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