“The likelihood that Ukraine will join NATO in the near future is not very high,” RIA Novosti quoted Biden as saying at a press conference.

He noted that he proceeds from how much work Kiev has to do in the field of democracy.

According to him, the United States sent Ukraine defense equipment worth more than $600 million.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as part of a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, discussed the possibility of Kiev's participation in the June summit of the alliance, as well as diplomatic efforts to ensure stability in Europe.