Harris Says She’ll Weigh Ukraine Joining NATO at Later Point
- Democrat rules out one-on-one talks with Putin to end war
- Biden administration says NATO invite is longer-term scenario
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to secure an invitation from the US to join the military alliance.
Photographer: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris declined to say if she would support Ukraine’s push to join NATO if elected, but vowed she would insist Kyiv’s leaders were part of any US negotiation with Vladimir Putin over ending the ongoing conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to secure an invitation from the US to join the military alliance, believing it would provide leverage in his push to negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of his country.