US says Ukraine is on an ‘irreversible’ path to Nato membership

Antony Blinken with Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg (Picture: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to Nato membership, US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said, advancing assurances that the country will be allowed to join the Western military alliance but only after its war with Russia ends.

A joint communique from all 32 Nato allies meeting in Washington is expected later on Wednesday to cement that “irreversible” Nato commitment to Ukraine, a European official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss it before its release.