Ukraine wants in NATO now. But they still have to meet reform standards.
Pres. Zalensky who won with 73% of vote, met with NATO in June.
In time, they will join NATO, like most of Russia’s former allies.
Poland, Czech, Hungary, etc...
Ukraine doesn’t qualify for NATO for a reason of ongoing territorial dispute, just like Georgia. Even if they would award DNR&LNR Confederacy de-jure autonomy and de-facto independence they still claim Crimea for their own. It is disqualifying factor especially in light of fact that NATO mostly wanted Crimea to start with.