We have to lay out path for Ukraine to be able to qualify for NATO membership - Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden said this in an interview with CNN, Ukrinform reports.

“I think we have to lay out a rational path for Ukraine to be able to qualify to be able to get into NATO,” Biden said.

He noted that he refused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands before the war for a commitment not to admit Ukraine because the alliance has “an open-door policy.”

“But I think it’s premature to say, to call for a vote (on Ukraine’s NATO membership – ed.), you know, in now, because there’s other qualifications that need to be met, including democratization and some of those issues,” Biden said.

As reported by Ukrinform, the senior director of the White House National Security Council for Europe, Amanda Sloat, stated that the United States adheres to the position that Ukraine must meet all NATO standards before becoming a member, and aims to continue cooperation with the Ukrainian side so that it can implement all the necessary reforms.

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