Secretary of State Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia would have no say over who should be allowed to join the bloc.
Summary
- The former Soviet republic is unlikely to join the alliance in the foreseeable future, but NATO nations won’t rule it out.
- Story continues below advertisementBlinken and Stoltenberg spoke separately following an extraordinary virtual meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
- Canada’s foreign affairs minister, Melanie Joly, participated in the NATO meeting.
- NATO would have to agree to halt all membership plans, not just with Ukraine, and to end military exercises close to Russia’s borders.
- NATO officials say Russia has refused to take part in meetings as long as Ukraine was on the agenda.