Mr Biden said Ukraine has to meet the same standards as Nato's other members. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The United States won’t make special arrangements for Ukraine to join the Nato military alliance, President Joe Biden said Saturday, despite Russia’s invasion.
But he added that though Nato will tighten political ties with Ukraine at the summit, there will be no talk of membership for Kyiv. Nato countries have already supplied weaponry worth tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine since Moscow launched its all-out invasion last February.
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