NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed on Tuesday that Ukraine’s membership in the alliance is not currently under discussion. He stated in an interview with Fox News that the United States and other countries oppose Ukraine joining NATO. He added that the official position after the 2024 summit is that there is an irreversible path for Ukraine to join NATO, but the current discussion is not about membership but about Article 5, which provides security guarantees for Ukraine. Rutte also said that the possibility of sending European and American troops to Ukraine was never discussed during his meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. He noted that such discussions will begin now and that they will try to elevate them to a higher level of understanding in the coming days and weeks.