At a joint press conference with Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the Membership Action Plan (MAP) should not prevent the country from joining NATO, because this mechanism is “end-of-life”. It has been reported DEA News.
“We believe that MAP should no longer be seen as an element on the path to membership. “This is a mechanism that is no longer valid and should not be applied to Ukraine,” he said.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that according to the Ukrainian authorities, Ukraine has the right to “fight for Euro-Atlantic security” without being a member of the alliance.
According to the minister, Kiev understands that it cannot dictate decisions to NATO.
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said: does not see There is no point in attending the NATO summit in Vilnius if Ukraine does not receive a concrete signal about its membership prospects.