In an interview with FRANCE 24, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he expected that « regardless of the outcome of the US elections », Washington « will continue to be a committed NATO ally ». « It is in the security interest of the United States to have a strong NATO, » Stoltenberg noted. The NATO chief also said he « expects » the US Congress « to find a way to agree sustained support to Ukraine ». Further aid for Kyiv is currently stalled in the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives.