“We must prepare for a long war, and this is our signal to President Zelensky.
The war must end at the negotiating table.
But it is very important that Ukraine can get an agreement on its own terms,” Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Madrid.
Answering a direct question whether after that Ukraine would be able to join NATO, like Finland and Sweden, he repeated that "the door to NATO remains open."
“We are fighting for their values, but they are also fighting for values that are important to NATO - the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country, and therefore it is important for our security,” TASS quoted NATO Secretary General TASS.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an address to NATO countries, complained about the alliance's "open door" policy, which is "reminiscent of the old Kyiv metro turnstiles": they are open, but you have to pay to go through them.
According to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albarez, the prospect of Ukraine's entry into NATO is not considered.
According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the West intends to provoke Kyiv "to fight to the last Ukrainian."