“They are not & nbsp; members yet. But & nbsp; first of all, we & nbsp; strengthened our partnership, we work with & nbsp; them closer & hellip; To become a NATO member, you must meet NATO standards. We & nbsp; help them & nbsp; fight corruption, but & nbsp; 30 allies must agree, and & nbsp; now & nbsp; we at & nbsp; NATO do not have a consensus agreement on inviting Ukraine to become a full member & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; in the & nbsp; program of the Axios portal on & nbsp; HBO.
Stoltenberg also said that & nbsp; during a recent meeting with & nbsp; President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed NATO's support for & nbsp; NATO's & nbsp; integrity and & nbsp; sovereignty country. The Ukrainian leader, according to the NATO Secretary General, wants “ something more '' than & nbsp; support, and & nbsp; just to achieve “ full membership '' in the & nbsp; organization.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in & nbsp; December 2014 amended & nbsp; two laws, abandoning the & nbsp; non-aligned status of the state. In & nbsp; February 2019, the Ukrainian parliament adopted amendments to the & nbsp; constitution, securing the country's course in the & nbsp; European Union and & nbsp; NATO. Ukraine became the sixth state to receive the status of a partner of the North Atlantic Alliance with & nbsp; expanded capabilities.
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said earlier that & nbsp; to & nbsp; to join the & nbsp; alliance, Ukraine will need to achieve a number of criteria, the implementation of which will take a lot of time. Experts believe that & nbsp; Kiev will not & nbsp; be able to claim & nbsp; membership in NATO & nbsp; for the next 20 years.