It will take several years of work and a nationwide referendum for Ukraine to meet the minimum standards required to join the NATO military alliance, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday. Ukraine is one of several Eastern European nations whose leaders have broached the possibility of joining NATO amid an increase in Russian military aggression in the region.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
International Business Times: Poroshenko says Ukraine’s NATO entrance amid Russian aggression ‘at least 6-7 years’ away
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko examining fortifications of Ukrainian forces during his visit to Mariupol district, in Donetsk Oblast on June 11, 2015.
