NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg looks on as he visits Ramstein U.S. Air Base, Germany, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Heiko Becker

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NATO focuses on ensuring Ukraine prevails against Russia

All NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will eventually become a member, but the main focus now is to ensure the country prevails against Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Published:22nd Apr, 2023 at 4:10 AM

RAMSTEIN, Germany (Reuters) - All NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will eventually become a member of the alliance but the main focus now is to ensure the country prevails against Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.

Speaking ahead of a meeting of the Ukraine defence contact group at Ramstein air base in Germany, he also told reporters that, once the war in Ukraine ends, Kyiv must have "the deterrence to prevent new attacks".

(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten, editing by Mark Heinrich)

NATO focuses on ensuring Ukraine prevails against Russia

All NATO allies have agreed that Ukraine will eventually become a member, but the main focus now is to ensure the country prevails against Russia, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.

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