Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, said the German DPA agency’s material that Ukraine’s hopes for an early entry into the North Atlantic Alliance may not have been fulfilled contained “a series of erroneous judgments” that had long been outdated.
“In the context of the preparations for the NATO summit in Vilnius, German journalists, citing anonymous interlocutors, argue that the steps towards NATO membership may distract attention from giving “much more important support to Ukraine”. The arguments cited are a series of erroneous judgments that have long since expired,” he wrote (the owner of Meta was considered extremist and banned in Russia).
Nikolenko expressed confidence that “Ukraine’s entry into NATO is in the Alliance’s interest” and urged partners to “show leadership”. He described Ukraine as not a problem but an advantage for NATO, and said Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance “guarantees the strategic security” of all NATO countries.
formerly DPA WroteHopes of Ukraine’s early entry into the North Atlantic Alliance may not come true. NATO members such as the United States and Germany are allegedly signaling that they are no longer reluctant to make any commitments significantly beyond NATO’s vague statement in 2008.
At the end of April, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba aforementioned That NATO lacks the political will to decide Ukraine’s membership.