State Department press secretary Matthew Miller said the United States’ hesitancy to see Ukraine join NATO was because of the ongoing war with Russia.
In a statement posted to Twitter on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took issue with NATO’s reluctance to commit to admitting his country | Francisco Seco/AP PhotoThe State Department on Tuesday defended NATO’s hesitation to invite Ukraine into the alliance, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced his frustration with how the negotiations have unfolded.
“We are ready to extend an invitation when conditions are met,” Miller said. “There is an important reason why they are not becoming a member of NATO right now — because it would instantly put the United States in a shooting war with Russia.”Ukraine could not be admitted into the alliance until the war with Russia had ended, adding that “if the war is going on, then we’re all in war.”
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