NATO allies reaffirmed their commitment to Ukraine, saying that the war-torn nation will one day become a member of the world’s largest security alliance — and they promised more help now.
By STEPHEN McGRATH, LORNE COOK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, talks with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, center, and Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom during the first day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg delivers his speech as he arrives for the first day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport in Romania, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, ahead of a NATO meeting. Beyond Ukraine’s immediate needs, NATO wants to see how it can help the country longer-term, by upgrading its Soviet-era equipment to the alliance’s modern standards and providing more military training. This will help Ukraine to join NATO more quickly, in the years after the war has ended.
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