“Ukraine cannot be a member nation to NATO as long as the war continues,” Zelensky conceded after blasting the alliance for not offering membership.
Zelensky, however, did argue at a press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that an invitation to join still was appropriate immediately because of the “signals” it would send.
But the Ukrainian leader added that “signals are important” and likened a potential NATO membership offer to his country’s European Union candidacy status, which the EU extended shortly after Russia’s invasion in February of last year. Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty commits all member states to collective defense. That provision has only been invoked once — after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, which preceded the NATO-backed US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001.AFP via Getty Images
On Tuesday, NATO leaders issued a joint statement vaguely assuring Ukraine that it would be granted membership “when Allies agree and conditions are met.”
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