“NAs far as Iranian missiles reaching Russia are concerned, we are working together to try to stop and penalize any such supply, whether from Iran, North Korea or any other country, including China,” he said.
For Blinken — who participated in a press conference in Paris alongside the head of French diplomacy, Stéphane Séjourné — “this is not just a threat to Ukraine”, but “a threat to European security as a whole” .
The issue of arms transfers to Russia will be addressed at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, according to the head of US diplomacy, who will travel to Belgium on Wednesday.
Asked about the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO, Stéphane Séjourné and Antony Blinken referred to the communication made in Vilnius, last July, where the country’s accession was discussed without defining a date.
“The Member States are committed to supporting Ukraine’s reforms towards NATO integration, of course”, said Séjourné, noting that in the coming days “the unity of NATO countries around this formula will be confirmed, which should continue to be the same as in Vilnius”.
In response, Blinken stated that “as the allies said in Vilnius, Ukraine will be a member of NATO” and that it was necessary “to have a very good and very clear path to reach this conclusion”.
“The NATO summit and the 75th anniversary will be very focused, in a very concrete way, on how to establish that path,” Blinken said.
During the conference, the two senior diplomats recalled the need for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, with the US Secretary of State asking Israel for an investigation into the attack that killed seven employees of the Central Kitchen organization. World Cup (WCK) in Gaza.
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