"Allies have agreed our first Artificial Intelligence Strategy. It will set standards for responsible use of artificial intelligence in accordance with international law, outline how we will accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in what we do, set out how we will protect this technology and address the threats posed by the use of artificial intelligence by adversaries," the NATO chief said, speaking to reporters at a briefing Friday after the ministerial meeting.
"Partly because NATO is a defensive alliance, and partly because it is for Ukraine and 30 NATO allies to decide when Ukraine is ready to join the alliance. No other country has any right to intervene or to have any say in that process, because Ukraine is a sovereign independent nation, and sovereign independent nations have the right to choose their own path," he said.