Stoltenberg: Ukraine will become a NATO member when the time is right

Ukraine will definitely become a NATO member when the time is right, the alliance’s secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said as he arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit.

Stoltenberg: Ukraine will become a NATO member when the time is right

“Moscow must realise that it will not defeat or wait us out. The rightful place for Ukraine is in NATO, Ukraine will become a member of NATO. The work we are doing now puts it on an irreversible path to NATO membership, when the time is right, Ukraine can become a NATO member immediately,” Stoltenberg said.

On 29 April, Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Kiev on an unannounced visit.