US, Allies Working to Bring Ukraine ‘Up to NATO Standards’: Blinken
The United States is working with its allies to bring Ukraine’s military up to NATO standards but is not currently providing the nation with a roadmap for membership, according to America’s top diplomat.
Though Ukrainian leadership is eager for more NATO support, up to and including joining the alliance, the organization was steadily focusing on helping the nation to repel the ongoing Russian invasion, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Our focus right now is relentlessly on doing what must be done to [help Ukraine] defend itself against Russian aggression and, indeed, to retake the territory that Russia has taken,” Blinken said at an April 5 press conference in Brussels….