Ukraine’s bid to join NATO will likely be put on hold until the war with Russia has concluded.
visited the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Turkey this week to drum up support for Ukraine to join NATO ahead of a military summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, that begins Tuesday.
Zelensky was also able to garner support from some western countries ahead of the summit, but they did not go so far as to support Ukraine’s rapid accession to the alliance. The United States doused any hope that Ukraine could quickly join NATO, saying that this week’s military summit would not end with a NATO invitation.
Germany has insisted that Ukraine must meet certain conditions before it joins the alliance, including that the military be under civilian and democratic control.
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