NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia cannot veto Ukraine’s accession in military alliance

NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia cannot veto Ukraine’s accession in military alliance
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, speaking to journalists in Oslo, said that members of the military bloc agree that Ukraine will become a member. (AFP)
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Updated 01 June 2023
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NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia cannot veto Ukraine’s accession in military alliance

NATO’s Stoltenberg: Russia cannot veto Ukraine’s accession in military alliance
  • NATO secretary general: All allies agree that Moscow does not have a veto against NATO enlargement

OSLO: All NATO allies agree that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
“All allies agree that Moscow does not have a veto against NATO enlargement,” Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of an informal meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs ministers.
“We are moving, allies agree that Ukraine will become a member.”