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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