“The second question is [Does Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territories rule out Ukraine ever entering NATO?], the answer is no. The first question [When will Ukraine get NATO Membership Action Plan?], it depends on whether they meet the criteria,” Biden said at a press conference in Brussels following the NATO summit on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.
He stressed that Ukraine still had to “clean up corruption” and meet other criteria to get into the MAP. “In the meantime, we will do all that we can to put Ukraine in the position to be able to continue to resist Russian physical aggression, and it will not just depend on me whether or not we conclude that Ukraine can become part of NATO, it will depend on the alliance and how they vote. But I know for one thing, they [Ukraine] have to convince [NATO], and it’s not easy,” the U.S. leader said.
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