MoD: Ukraine de facto joins NATO

Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov, after meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine (Ramstein-6), thanked the Secretary General for supporting the country.

He stated that Ukraine has already de facto joined the North Atlantic Alliance, as "already making a significant contribution to the security of the free world," Kommersant reports referring to Oleksii Reznikov's Twitter account.     

Thankful to @NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg for his support of 🇺🇦. We have come a long way&have de facto joined the Alliance.🇺🇦 is already making significant contributions to the security of the free world.I’m sure that our victory+successful reforms will open up new horizons for🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/CCFculPMdf

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) October 12, 2022