Ukraine will eventually join NATO, Antony Blinken said Thursday [Video]

Ukraine will eventually join NATO as support from its member countries remains “rock solid,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.

“Ukraine will become a member of NATO. Our purpose at the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership,” Blinken told reporters in Brussels.

Blinken’s remarks came after a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting.

“Of course, we believe that Ukraine deserves to be a member of NATO and that this should happen sooner rather than later,” Kuleba said. 

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Both men discussed Ukraine’s war with Russia and ways to bolster Ukraine’s energy sector amid attacks from Moscow. 

Ukraine’s potential membership in the 32-member alliance is seen as partly why Russia invaded the country. Sweden officially joined NATO on March 7. 

In response to his remarks, Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, called Blinken’s statement “irresponsible.”

“Ukraine should not join NATO, and to …