Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the United States’ backing for Ukraine on Thursday. Speaking during his discussions with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels, Blinken informed reporters that “Ukraine will become a member of NATO.” The 61-year-old diplomat also voiced his assurance in the strong relationship between the US and Ukraine, affirming unwavering support for the country and its President Volodymyr Zelensky as “rock solid.”
During the press briefing, Blinken also spoke about the forthcoming annual summit of the alliance, scheduled to take place in Washington in July. “Our purpose of the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership and to create a clear pathway for Ukraine moving forward,” he said.
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Blinken continued, “We have done a lot of work on that over the last couple of days here in Brussels, a lot more work to be done between now and the summit.” “But we will see, I think, in the summit, very strong support for Ukraine going forward in this relationship with NATO,” he added.
The US diplomat further said, “But we’re equally focused, as I said, on the immediate and on Ukraine’s needs today, tomorrow, and the day after, to help it withstand this ongoing aggression from Russia.”
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