Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended her 2008 decision to block Ukraine from immediately joining NATO, rejecting President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism as Russia's invasion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine's president condemned European leaders for blocking his country's NATO bid in 2008. A spokesperson for Angela Merkel said ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has written an autobiography in which she reaffirms her decision to push back against offering Ukraine future membership in NATO at a summit in 2008 despite ...

Germany had deemed it too early for Ukraine to join NATO in 2008, saying the political conditions were not met at that point – Copyright AFP/File TIMUR MATAHARI ...