NATO Has No Consensus on Ukraine’s Accession to Alliance, Secretary General Says

NATO countries have not yet come to a consensus on whether Ukraine should be part of the organization, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with HBO TV channel on Sunday. “To be a NATO member you need to meet the NATO standards. We help them [Ukraine] with organizing fighting corruption, but 30 allies have to agree and we do not have a consensus agreement now on inviting Ukraine into becoming a full member,” he said. Stoltenberg noted that the North Atlantic Alliance has strengthened relations with Ukraine, but clarified that this country is…