NATO Chief Says Ukraine, Should Be Allowed to Join Alliance, , Despite Risk of War.<br />On April 21, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg <br />announced that members of the alliance have <br />agreed that Ukraine should be made a member. .<br />On April 21, NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg <br />announced that members of the alliance have <br />agreed that Ukraine should be made a member. .<br />'Newsweek' reports that the statement by Stoltenberg <br />was delivered in the lead up to the 11th meeting of the <br />Ukrainian Defense Group at Germany's Ramstein Air Base. .<br />'Newsweek' reports that the statement by Stoltenberg <br />was delivered in the lead up to the 11th meeting of the <br />Ukrainian Defense Group at Germany's Ramstein Air Base. .<br />In September 2022, Ukraine announced that it <br />was seeking fast-track admittance to NATO <br />after Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions. .<br />In September 2022, Ukraine announced that it <br />was seeking fast-track admittance to NATO <br />after Russia annexed four Ukrainian regions. .<br />There is not a single objective barrier <br />that would prevent the adoption <br />of political decisions on inviting <br />Ukraine to the Alliance. , Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, via 'Newsweek'.<br />However, 'Newsweek' points out that Ukraine <br />joining the military alliance would obligate NATO <br />to defend it against Russia's ongoing invasion.<br />On April 20, Stoltenberg visited <br />Kyiv for the first time since <br />the war began in February 2022. .<br />Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky <br />called Stoltenberg's trip to Kyiv the beginning <br />of a "new chapter" in relations with NATO.<br />Right now, when the majority of people <br />in NATO countries and the majority of <br />Ukrainians support the entry of our state <br />into the Alliance, it is time for appropriate <br />decisions. It is no longer possible to imagine <br />the security of the Euro-Atlantic space <br />without Ukraine, and people understand this, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, via 'Newsweek'.<br />In response to Stoltenberg's trip to Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson <br />Dmitry Peskov said that allowing Ukraine to join NATO, "would be a serious, substantial threat <br />to our country and its security.".<br />In response to Stoltenberg's trip to Kyiv, Kremlin spokesperson <br />Dmitry Peskov said that allowing Ukraine to join NATO, "would be a serious, substantial threat <br />to our country and its security."
