Former British Prime Minister and great friend of Ukraine Boris Johnson will run for the post of NATO Secretary General. He stated this on the air of the United News telethon..

When asked by reporters if he plans to lead NATO, Johnson said he was thinking about it..

" I must announce that there is such an idea. I consider myself as a candidate, this is a very important position. I hope this time I'm lucky,"

He recalled that former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that the next NATO Secretary General should be a representative of the European Union.

“I don’t agree with him,” Johnson said..

The British politician has no doubt that Sweden and Finland will soon join the Alliance and expressed confidence that Ukraine will also become a member of NATO.

“It is clear that Ukrainian membership is a prospect. It's got to happen. Putin debunked all arguments against Ukraine's accession to NATO. Now they are gone,” he said..

Acting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg plans to leave his post this fall.

Who can become the next Secretary General is still an open question. For example, in the circles of the alliance, among the possible candidates were, in particular, the former Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi..