Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before. The country’s accession to the Alliance is no longer a question of “if,” but a question of time, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during his address to the Ukrainian people in a televised marathon. “President Putin initiated this war because he wanted to close the doors to NATO and strip Ukraine of the right to choose its own path. But he achieved the absolute opposite. Ukraine is now closer to NATO than ever before. Ukraine will join NATO; it’s not a question of ‘if,’ but ‘when,'” said Stoltenberg. The Secretary General added…