NATO has poured Western-made aid and equipment into Ukraine, although it is not part of the formal alliance.
On Tuesday, Finland became the 31st member of NATO, with Sweden expected to shortly follow suit.as a full-fledged member of our alliance and I look forward to also welcoming Sweden as soon as possible," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after their bilateral meeting at the European Union headquarters in Brussels on December 16, 2021. Finland joining NATO is unlikely to mean Ukraine will follow suit while the war with Russia continues, experts say.is unlikely to make a stronger case for Ukrainian membership in the short term, experts say.
"One is what is in the best interest of Ukraine, and the other is what's in the best interest of European security as a whole."
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