Stoltenberg ruled out the possibility of inviting Ukraine to NATO because of the fighting

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at an event in the United States that the ongoing active phase of fighting makes it impossible to invite Ukraine into the alliance today or tomorrow.

Stoltenberg noted that Ukraine really wants to join NATO and is now closer to the organization than ever. The head of the alliance emphasized that at the NATO summit in Vilnius, “we brought Ukraine closer to this goal.”

Stoltenberg also repeated that for the post-conflict period it is necessary to implement a framework to “guarantee the security, sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine.”