USA Today: 'Not automatic': Biden says U.S. won't support fast-tracked path for Ukraine into NATO
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the U.S. does not support a fast-tracked process for Ukraine to join NATO at the conclusion of the war.
Ukraine would need to meet certain criteria for NATO membership, Biden said, raising concerns about corruption in the country.
"I think it will. I think it can, but it's not automatic," Biden told reporters as he prepared to leave for Philadelphia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants NATO member nations to commit to accepting Ukraine into the alliance when there is a resolution to the current conflict.
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