Oleg Davygora01:23, 04/06/24

According to her, the United States and Germany are against inviting Ukraine to NATO, because this is no longer just talk, but a real decision.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishina said that all but two of Kiev’s leading allies support the idea of ​​providing Ukraine with an official invitation to  join NATO .

During the telethon, she noted that the agenda of issues related to Ukraine is determined by Ukraine. According to her, for Ukraine the issue of an invitation to NATO is on the agenda and it will be on the agenda as long as necessary before this decision is made.

“The format of the invitation was proposed by Ukraine itself as a legal guarantee of joining NATO. It is on the agenda. Absolutely all allies support this decision, except two. Since this information has become public, now the United States and Germany are trying to pay attention to other skeptical allies, such as Hungary and Slovakia. But the key position is the position of these two countries,” Stefanishina said.

According to her, the United States and Germany are against inviting Ukraine to NATO, because this is no longer just talk, but a real decision.

Ukraine’s membership in NATO – details

NATO leaders are gathering for a summit in July to celebrate the 75th anniversary of their military alliance. Ukraine was counting on an official invitation to join NATO, but this is unlikely to happen at the July summit, The New York Times writes, citing comments from Western officials.

“The United States and Germany remain opposed to inviting Ukraine to begin membership negotiations in Washington, as at last year’s Vilnius summit, and they want the issue taken off the July summit agenda. However, they want to give Ukraine specific obligations that it can fulfill,” the publication notes.

(C)UNIAN 2024