He told reporters about this on the sidelines of the UN Security Council meeting.

He was asked a question about Ukraine's membership in NATO.

“I think that NATO now wants to join Ukraine,” the Ukrainian minister was quoted by TASS as saying.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced an ongoing armed conflict between Russia and the collective West in Ukraine.

According to him, more than 70 NATO military and over 200 civilian satellites are working "against Russia."