White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said during a briefing that the United States is currently focused on providing military assistance to Ukraine, not joining NATO. TASS.
He stated that the North Atlantic Alliance adheres to the open door policy. According to the spokesman, “any decision” by NATO should be taken by the 31 members of the alliance and the country considering joining the bloc.
But at the moment, as we have said many times, we are focused on what we can do to support Ukraine.”
Jean-Pierre also pointed out that Washington allocated $300 million in military aid to Kiev on May 31, adding that the United States has “committed” to providing military assistance to Ukraine in the last 15 months and will “continue in the last 15 months”. he added. same spirit.”
Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he had doubts about Ukraine’s imminent entry into NATO.
Prior to that, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, after his visit to Kiev declarationthat all allies in the alliance are in solidarity with the fact that Ukraine should become a member of the bloc.