Stoltenberg: Ukraine Will Join NATO; Russia Has No Veto

NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on its member Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month.

The military organization is also looking at boosting Ukraine’s non-member status in the alliance and preparing a framework for security commitments that it can offer once the war with Russia is over.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania next month. And, he said, the allies hoped to make progress on long-term funding and the security plan for Ukraine at the same event.

He said the allies continue to agree that Ukraine will become a NATO member but that in the meantime the alliance should provide it with security commitments and substantial new funding.

“Our focus today was on how we can bring Ukraine closer to NATO where it belongs,” he said.

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[benetaue]

let him send his kids to fight in Ukraine as Nato

[optimvsprinceps]

I've never seen anyone as eager for nuclear holocaust as this man.

[LeviKerrison]

As a citizen of a nato country, I do not agree.

[Olwethu._.Mkhwanazi]

Who agreed to this!!!???? We dont fucken agree

[StardustDragonGamez]

As a Canadian citizen (Nato) no i do not agree because Russia may not have veto but they have nukes

[konstantinosrigas]

He actually gets paid for saying all that crap!!!

[sigmalife]

I wish they'll send this evil to front line

[seanrambarran]

Nato has to face BRICS not just Russia

[Njhomes-svem]

Who care and why ?
Why going against Russia for a little Ukrain ?
Why are you all silent about is Israel and occupation for 70 years to Arab land ?
What is in it for you to be against very big nuclear country for little Ukraine but no much said about Syria ?

[quintonprice]

Armageddon can’t come soon enough… better than the seas rising😂😂

[boboflavorAnas]

The man is insane. Who the hell is this guy.😂

[stephenm]

Meanwhile we all sit back and blame Putin with moronic comments like 'Russia invaded so it's all their fault'

[masnarto]

This madman guaranteed our collective demise .

[jeffpoulin]

This is mental, how isn’t this on every news channel in the world. This right here is a mad man. Liberal Society has broken with reality in every aspect.

[sallykemp]

The day America involved itself in Ukraine, Russia war was the day all 41 NATO countries were involved. They gave artillery money tanks etc plus all the ones who volunteered snipers As I see it Nato had already entered this war. This I have to say watch your back America you never know what will turn up on your doorstep!

[brandonware]

Ukraine can't even hold its own, nato giving Ukraine everything and still losing

[kevbev]

Lets make all the rules in our favor so there is no further need to proceed with anyone elses outlook, opions, or circumstances 😊

[ALLMETAL]

Nato: we wont expand east
Russia: good, it will threaten us
Nato: expands east
Russia: tries to take over ukraine to gain a buffer state
Nato: and i took that personally

[fallenmintyyt]

I disagree it shouldn't be apart of NATO BUT Ukraine should not be apart of russia or the CSTO or the European Union, Ukraine should remain neutral just like Austria and Switzerland

[philipcormier]

The whole world is seeing the last of these Anglo-Saxon faces on television, in the next few decades they will all be gone into their graves! The world will rest in peace when NATO has been put to rest in peace 🙏🙂.