BREAKING: Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Says 'Ukraine Will Become A Member Of NATO'

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at the annual NATO summit that Ukraine, the Eastern European country currently under siege by Vladimir Putin's Russia, would join the mutual defense organization in the near future.

"The determination of every country represented here at NATO remains rock solid," Blinken said about the support for Ukraine's war effort. "We will do everything that we can; allies will do everything that they can to ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to continue to deal with Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine. An aggression that gets worse with every passing day. Ukraine will become a member of NATO. Our purpose of the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership and to create a clear pathway for Ukraine moving forward."

"Of course, we believe that Ukraine deserves to be a member of NATO, and this should happen sooner rather than later," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleda said.

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