Speaking to German public broadcaster ZDF on Oct. 24, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Kyiv's appeals for an immediate invitation to join NATO, stating that "a country at war absolutely cannot become a member of NATO.

A country at war cannot become a NATO member. Moreover, Ukraine's invitation to the Alliance is not on the agenda, stated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to citing ZDF. Scholz reminded that NATO made decisions regarding Ukraine's membership prospects during the summits in Vilnius and Washington,

Scholz said that the Russia-Ukraine war must not evolve into a direct war between Nato and Russia, and stressed that Ukraine, as a country already at war, cannot join Nato at the moment