“Peace, in order to be sustainable, must be just. And a just peace cannot mean freezing the conflict and accepting an agreement dictated by Russia,” the NATO Secretary General emphasized. Jens Stoltenbergmaking it clear at the same time that the Alliance summit in Vilnius (July 11-12) will not invite Ukraine to join.

In the framework of the preparation of the Vilnius summit “we are not discussing an official invitation to Ukraine. What we are discussing is how to bring Ukraine closer to NATO. There are ongoing consultations and I cannot prejudge their outcome,” Mr Stoltenberg said during a joint press conference with the chancellor recently. Olaf Solz. Mr. Stoltenberg emphasized, however, that “NATO’s doors are open,” as the Alliance showed with the invitation to Finland and Sweden. It also applies “what we already said in 2008, that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance”, added its secretary general NATO and noted that “it is not Russia’s job, but the allies’ job to decide when the time is right, and Russia does not have a right of veto over NATO decisions.”

Both Mr. Stoltenberg and Mr. Scholtz emphasized that support for Ukraine will continue, but they emphasized that “NATO is not involved in the war”. The chancellor also said that Germany is preparing for the possibility that the war will continue for a long time. “We are preparing for this and adapting our policies to this case. But we will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary,” he said.