NATO has decided not to invite Ukraine to join the alliance.

NATO has decided not to invite Ukraine to join the alliance, according to a statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The move is likely a disappointment for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who campaigned on joining NATO and had said he expected it would happen in his first term. It’s also likely a disappointment for Russia, which vehemently opposes Ukrainian membership in NATO.

The decision was made during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on October 29th. The ministers said that they “reaffirmed their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”