China News Service, December 17th, a comprehensive report. On the 16th, Ukrainian President Zelensky said after a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg that 30 NATO countries will join NATO in Ukraine and provide military assistance to Kiev. A common position has not yet been reached.
Experts believe that Ukraine will not be able to apply for NATO membership in the next 20 years.
In April 2019, Zelensky knelt down to the family of his loved ones who died in the armed conflict in Ukraine after concluding the debate. He also invited Poroshenko to join.
According to the Russian Satellite Network, Zelensky said at a press conference after the meeting with Stoltenberg: "As you know, 30 (NATO) countries still have no common ground on Ukraine’s NATO membership. Position, but most countries support us. These countries also have no common position on military assistance."
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said after the meeting that whether Ukraine can join NATO can only be made by Ukraine and all NATO member states.
Ukraine has sought to join NATO for many years, but Russia firmly opposes it.
Russian President Putin said in a video meeting with US President Biden on the 7th of this month that NATO’s eastward expansion and the deployment of offensive weapons in Russia’s neighboring countries violated Russia’s "red line."
It is reported that in February 2019, the Ukrainian Parliament passed a constitutional amendment, which determined Ukraine's policy for joining the European Union and NATO.
Ukraine has become the sixth country to obtain NATO's status as an "enhanced partner country."
Former NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen previously stated that in order to join NATO, Ukraine needs to meet a series of standards, and the implementation of these standards will take a lot of time.
Experts believe that Kiev will not be able to apply for NATO membership in the next 20 years.