President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg held a joint press conference in Kyiv on April 20, with Zelensky saying there was “no objective barrier” to prevent Ukraine from joining the military alliance, writes kyivindependent.com.

At the meeting, the NATO chief reaffirmed his personal support for Ukraine"s future NATO membership: “I will speak clearly. Ukraine’s rightful place is in the Euro-Atlantic family, Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO”.

“Right now, when the majority of people in NATO member countries, as well as the majority of Ukrainians support our country’s entry into the Alliance, it is time for appropriate decisions”, - said Zelensky.

In recent months, NATO member states have continued to make new commitments to support Ukraine with heavy equipment and military training at the meeting of the alliance’s defense ministers.

Without giving any details, Stoltenberg said that he expected that Ukraine’s partners would make “new announcements of concrete military support” to Ukraine at the next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base on April 21.

“Our allies are now providing more aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles, and NATO is providing Ukraine with emergency support, including medical equipment, mobile satellite systems and pontoon bridges. All this changes the battlefield every day”, - Stoltenberg said.