Biden Says Ukraine Can’t Join NATO Unless It Meets ‘Same Standards’

President Joe Biden speaks during the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., on June 16, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

Ukraine won’t get a fast-tracked path to NATO membership, even as the alliance’s member nations have provided the country with significant resources since the conflict with Russia erupted, U.S. President Joe Biden said on June 17.

At a campaign rally with union officials, Biden was asked by reporters if he would make it easier for Ukraine to join the military alliance.