Sweden's Defense Minister stated that Ukraine's accession to NATO is a possibility that cannot be ruled out.

Ukraine still has the potential to become a NATO member in the future. To achieve this, it must meet all the requirements of the North Atlantic Alliance.

This was stated by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson, as reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Reuters.

"I don't think NATO membership will be ruled out for Ukraine," Jonson remarked before a meeting of defense ministers from NATO member countries in Brussels.

It is worth noting that U.S. President Donald Trump considers Ukraine's NATO membership unlikely.

During a press conference in the Oval Office on February 12, when asked about removing Ukraine's NATO membership from the agenda, the White House leader responded that "he is not against it" and "doesn't think it is practical."

He confirmed the statement made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who expressed that he views Ukraine's membership in the Alliance as unlikely or impractical.

At the same time, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov stated that Kiev's position on joining NATO remains unchanged: Ukraine wants to and will be a member of the Alliance.

"You have heard these statements for the last 33 years, so you have to get used to any announcements," Umerov said following the "Ramstein" meeting on assistance to Ukraine at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

On February 12, Trump announced that he spoke directly with Vladimir Putin. According to him, they had a "long and very productive phone conversation," during which they agreed to visit each other's countries and initiate immediate negotiations to end the war.

It is known that Russia demands the exclusion of Ukraine's NATO membership. Furthermore, Moscow wants the decision made at the Bucharest Summit in 2008, which stated that Ukraine would become a member of the Alliance, to be revoked.