Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes that Ukraine could join the alliance but that "collective self-defense" would not be extended to the Russian-occupied territories, The Guardian reported on Nov. 11.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former Secretary General of NATO, has put forward a proposal for Ukraine to join the alliance, but that Article 5 of the Washington Treaty should not apply to the territories occupied by Russia.
Europe News: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed confidence in progress being made on Sweden's Nato membership bid after talks with his Turkish counterp
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would try to facilitate the parliamentary ratification of Sweden's NATO membership as much as possible, but added that Stockhom had still not taken sufficient action on Kurdish militants. Erdogan submitted a bill approving Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament for ratification last month, a move welcomed by the alliance and Stockholm. Turkey had initially raised objections due to what it said was Sweden's harbouring of groups it deems terrorist.