There are good informal discussions on Ukraine's steps towards NATO membership – NATO Secretary General
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described informal discussions within the Alliance on specific steps Ukraine should take to achieve NATO membership as "good". Source: Stoltenberg during the meeting of NATO members' foreign ministers in Oslo, as reported by European Pravda Details: Asked whether the Allies would agree on any specific steps for Ukraine to take to achieve NATO membership, the Secretary General replied: "I am confident that we will find consensus on this issue.
We already have good informal discussions. And we confirm the main point: Ukraine will become a member of this Alliance". Stoltenberg also pointed out that Ukraine has been moving towards NATO, shifting from Soviet to NATO standards.
Advertisement:He said NATO has been helping Ukraine with this since 2014 and especially after Russia's full-scale invasion.
"So, yes, we are moving in this direction, and yes, our allies see Ukraine as a NATO member," Stoltenberg explained.
Background: On 1 June, NATO foreign ministers will discuss Ukraine's desire to join the Alliance and its further support in the war with the Russian Federation during a meeting in Oslo
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