KYIV, July 10 – The condition for a new ceasefire in the war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine must be security guarantees that give 100% confidence in maintaining this ceasefire line, no matter where it is, and the best such guarantee is Ukraine's membership in NATO, the Secretary General believes this organization Jens Stoltenberg.

"And therefore, I strongly believe that when the fighting stops we need to ensure that Ukraine has the capabilities to deter future aggression from Russia and they need security guarantees. And, of course, the best and strongest security guarantee will be Article Five. So therefore, I believe that a way to ensure that it stops is actually a NATO membership," he said at the NATO Public Forum on Wednesday in Washington.