TALLINN , Nov. 28 - Ukraine may join NATO in four years, Chief of General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Army General Viktor Muzhenko said in Tallinn on Friday.

"In keeping with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's directive, the armed forces must be ready for this in 2020. We are well capable of meeting this target," Muzhenko said on Estonian television.

"The Ukrainian armed forces have gained the necessary combat experience and are actively preparing at the moment for possibly joining NATO," he said.