President Biden told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an interview that Ukraine would not become a member of NATO while the war with Russia continued. He stated. “I don’t think it’s ready for membership in NATO. I don’t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war. For example, if you did that, then, you know ― and I mean what I say ― we’re determined to commit every inch of territory that is NATO territory. It’s a commitment that we’ve all made no matter what. If the war is going on, then we’re all in a war. We’re at war with Russia, if that were the case.”
He continued, “I think we have to lay out a rational path for Ukraine to be able to qualify to get into NATO. But I think it’s premature to say, to call for a vote, you know, in now, because there’s other qualifications that need to be met, including democratization and some of those issues.”
The comment undermines Ukrainian President Zelensky’s continued calls for immediate entry into NATO.
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