The NATO summit in Vilnius in July questioned the benefits of this for Ukraine. About it in an interview Times said Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
“It is very difficult for me to evaluate the NATO summit for a very simple reason: The expectations of our society will not be met. I’m sure some words will be said, but nothing more than that. “I’m sure what will be discussed next, I’ve seen the drafts of the speeches,” he said.
Before the North Atlantic Alliance approved It was decided to establish the Ukraine-NATO Council. It was stated that the first meeting at the level of heads of state will be held in Vilnius on July 12, the second day of the summit.
Before that, the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal wrote that this was the July summit in Lithuania. will visit Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the publication’s source, the new body will serve as a transition to Ukraine’s future NATO membership.
Meanwhile, the bloc’s deputy general secretary Mircea Geoana aforementionedThere is no consensus in NATO on promoting Ukraine’s membership in the alliance.
Previously in NATO declaration About Ukrainian plans.