NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Newsmax on Wednesday that Ukraine’s path to membership in the military alliance still is “irreversible.”

Rutte spoke to Newsmax correspondent Shelby Wilder in an exclusive interview on “American Agenda” following the conclusion of NATO’s annual summit at The Hague. NATO released a statement following the summit that did not mention Ukraine’s path to membership, something that had been mentioned in previous statements during the Biden administration.

“Well, the irreversible path into NATO for Ukraine is still on the table, is still there,” Rutte said.

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