Will Ukraine's NATO accession be on agenda at upcoming summit?

He said this in an interview with the Rheinische Post.

According to him, "Putin has united and strengthened NATO with his irresponsible war of aggression" against Ukraine, which has become another lever that has helped Sweden and Finland join the Alliance.

Despite the fact that one of NATO's principles is that a country at war cannot be admitted to the Alliance, Heusgen believes that Ukraine's membership in NATO is the only guarantee of long-term peace.

"Ukraine's accession to NATO is not on the agenda of this summit. However, I believe that only NATO membership guarantees Ukraine's long-term peace. Agreements with Russia are not worth the paper on which Putin puts his signature. Ukraine had to learn this bitter lesson. The only guarantee is NATO membership," he stressed.

In his opinion, the international community, including NATO, must now organise itself in such a way that Vladimir Putin finally understands that his aggression does not justify itself.

• Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, assessed the military potential of the Alliance in the event of a direct confrontation with Russia.