No fatigue among NATO, partners in helping Ukraine – Stoltenberg

This was reported by CNN with reference to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

On Tuesday, 30 May, during an event in Oslo, the NATO chief assured that support for Ukraine is growing.

"Everyone is on alert for signs of fatigue in our democracies, in NATO countries and partners, in terms of our ability to support. So far, we haven't seen it," Stoltenberg said.

The NATO Secretary General stressed that there is still strong cross-party support among NATO Allies in both Europe and the United States.

Despite the presence of different voices and opinions on support for Ukraine, Stoltenberg added, there is overwhelming political will to support the country.

What is known about NATO's support

On 4 April, it was reported that Stoltenberg proposed that NATO countries provide €500 million a year to Ukraine.

The same day, the Secretary General said at a press conference following the first day of the summit in Brussels that Ukraine would become a NATO member – the Alliance's position had not changed.

On 5 April, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called Ukraine's possible membership in NATO unacceptable. He promised to do everything to prevent the Alliance from becoming a party to a conflict with Russia.

On April 6, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated that now is not the time for specifics about Ukraine's accession to NATO, the priority is the defence capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

On 24 April, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that it was necessary to find specific mechanisms that would allow Ukraine to quickly integrate into NATO.

On 27 April, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that at the NATO summit in July in Vilnius, Ukraine expects to hear when it will be able to become a member of the Alliance.

On May 9, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that every country in the Alliance supports Ukraine's accession to NATO, but it is difficult to give an exact timeline.

On May 10, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that Ukraine's accession to NATO is not currently under consideration.

On 12 May, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said that the possibility of Ukraine's membership in the Alliance would be discussed at the NATO summit to be held in Vilnius this summer.