NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council that both sides agreed to 'explore a schedule for future meetings,' suggesting this week's talks may have bought time to de-escalate the crisis over Ukraine.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrive at the NATO-Russia Council. Photo: Olivier Hoslet/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Stoltenberg categorically ruled out the possibility of a compromise on those issues, telling reporters: "It is only Ukraine and 30 allies that can decide when Ukraine can become a NATO member. No one else can, and of course Russia does not have a veto." Stoltenberg said that Russia's representatives "made it clear that they needed some time to come back to NATO with an answer" on the prospect of future meetings, but that they expressed "a general willingness and support to the idea of dialogue."
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