Ukraine NATO membership

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not abandon its bid to join NATO

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is not abandoning its goal of joining NATO, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

24 December 2025, 05:45 PM

Zelenskyy seeks Article 5-like protections without NATO membership

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is prepared to forgo NATO membership but would seek security guarantees from the United States and European partners comparable to NATO’s Article 5, The Guardian reported.

15 December 2025, 04:19 PM

Poland’s president-elect opposes Ukraine’s fast-track NATO and EU bids, calls for ‘partnership-based’ ties

Poland’s president-elect Karol Nawrocki has said that Ukraine cannot join NATO while it remains at war and repeated his opposition to Ukraine’s unconditional accession to the European Union, Poland’s PAP news agency reported on July 1.

1 July 2025, 04:26 PM

Zelenskyy, Trump, and NATO’s next chapter unfold in The Hague

A pleased Donald Trump, a diplomatically slick Mark Rutte, a sharply dressed Volodymyr Zelenskyy, thousands of troops on high alert, and Patriot missiles on standby—NV takes you inside the sealed-off, sky-guarded, sea-surrounded world of NATO’s most expensive summit yet.

28 June 2025, 06:05 PM

NATO’s most expensive summit begins in The Hague today — what it means for Ukraine

The Hague will host a two-day NATO leaders’ summit on June 24–25, the first under new Secretary General Mark Rutte, the former Dutch prime minister. While the summit was initially expected to focus on defense spending and unity within the alliance, Western media suggest the spotlight may shift toward the escalating Middle East conflict, following recent U.S. strikes on Iran ordered by President Donald Trump.

24 June 2025, 10:18 AM

NATO leaders promise unity again—but what will this summit really deliver?

Does NATO truly remain unwavering in its support for Ukraine as the alliance prepares to meet in The Hague next week? That question was at the heart of press briefing hosted by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), attended by The New Voice journalist Demian Shevko.

24 June 2025, 09:45 AM

NATO chief: Ukraine’s path to alliance is ‘irreversible’

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reaffirmed the alliance’s political commitment to Ukraine's future membership in his June 9 speech at Chatham House in London, which outlined the priorities for the June 24-25 NATO summit in The Hague, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

10 June 2025, 07:37 AM

Pistorius calls to expand German army by 60,000 troops to meet NATO goals

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has called for increasing the size of the country’s armed forces by 60,000 soldiers to strengthen NATO’s defense capabilities, Bild reported.

5 June 2025, 05:40 PM

NATO allies have already agreed Ukraine’s membership is inevitable, Kyiv says

Ukraine’s path to NATO membership is no longer a question of "if," but "when," Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said at the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum on May 8.

9 May 2025, 03:14 PM

Officials: Trump’s Ukraine stance on NATO not binding for next U.S. administration

American officials confirmed during negotiations in London that Donald Trump does not support Ukraine’s NATO membership but emphasized this would not bind future U.S. presidents, The New York Times reported on April 25.

26 April 2025, 08:36 PM

Kremlin ‘pleased’ with U.S. statements ruling out Ukraine’s NATO membership

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called recent U.S. remarks suggesting Ukraine’s NATO membership is off the table “positive,” speaking at a briefing on April 21, according to The Guardian.

21 April 2025, 04:41 PM

Trump pushes Ukraine to accept capitulation terms during ceasefire talks in Paris

Ukraine is under U.S. pressure to accept President Donald Trump’s administration plan to end the war, which includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO, The Wall Street Journal wrote on April 20.

21 April 2025, 09:07 AM

U.S. envoy Kellogg says Ukraine will not join NATO

Ukraine will not join NATO and its membership is not under discussion, U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg told Fox News on April 19.

20 April 2025, 06:32 PM

Rutte draws red line: Ukraine’s NATO path off-limits in talks with Moscow

Ukraine's path to NATO membership cannot be reversed and will not be part of any potential peace deal with Russia, Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte told the We-Ukraine TV channel on April 15.

16 April 2025, 10:11 AM

Exclusive: Mark Rutte on NATO, Trump, and Ukraine’s place in Europe’s security future

In an exclusive interview with NV journalist Nataliia Rop, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Ukraine’s path to NATO remains irreversible, but emphasized that membership will not be part of any potential peace deal with Russia.

6 April 2025, 07:15 PM

Between now and NATO: How Ukraine must secure its future

Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security. This is not a geopolitical cliché—it is a fundamental truth that determines the future of NATO, the stability of the international order, and the credibility of the West itself. Without a secure Ukraine, Russia’s aggression will not stop. Moscow will continue its attempts to redraw borders by force, destabilize its neighbors, and challenge Western unity.

27 February 2025, 07:10 PM

Turkiye backs Ukraine’s NATO bid but urges realism, FM Fidan says

Turkiye backs Ukraine’s NATO membership aspirations, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in a statement reported by the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s press service on Feb. 24.

25 February 2025, 02:45 PM

Ukraine must pledge no NATO membership for peace, Russian FM Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted on Feb. 24 that Ukraine must provide an "ironclad" commitment not to join NATO as part of any peace agreement, according to Russian propaganda outlet RIA Novosti.

24 February 2025, 06:18 PM

Trump adviser says Ukraine’s NATO membership ‘not on the table’

Ukraine’s potential NATO membership is not being discussed, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on Feb. 24 during a Fox News broadcast.

24 February 2025, 06:15 PM

Moscow insists NATO must withdraw 2008 Bucharest commitment to Ukraine

Russia is pushing for NATO to officially cancel its 2008 Bucharest Summit declaration, which promised that Ukraine would one day join the alliance, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Feb. 18, according to Reuters.

18 February 2025, 06:15 PM

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