Stoltenberg: Georgia and Ukraine joining NATO "won't happen tomorrow"

“Only NATO members, Georgia and Ukraine have the right to make a decision on their accession.

Neither Russia nor anyone else has the right to veto this decision. "

- said Stoltenberg at a conference in Washington, quoted by RIA Novosti.

He stressed that "he cannot say when this will happen."

“Obviously, this will not happen tomorrow,” the secretary general added.

Stoltenberg called on NATO countries to expand support for applicants to join the alliance and said that he had discussed this issue with US President Joe Biden.

In September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the Ukrainian delegation during a visit to Washington did not receive a direct response from the United States regarding NATO membership.

The White House recalled that in order to join NATO, Ukraine must fulfill a number of conditions.

The German Ambassador to Kiev, in turn, stressed that the conflict in Donbass is an obstacle to Ukraine's entry into the organization.