Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Ermak said that former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s idea that Ukraine could be admitted to the North Atlantic Alliance without losing territory is unrealizable. He expressed this view in a speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington. RIA News.
Previously The Guardian newspaper WroteAnders Fogh said that Rasmussen discussed this issue with the advisor to the head of the Ukrainian President’s office in preparation for the NATO summit in Vilnius in July. According to him, the exclusion from Ukraine of territories controlled by the Russian Federation will reduce the danger of direct conflict between NATO and Moscow, and in this case Ukraine will receive guarantees that will allow it to calmly build up its military forces.
“This is Anders’ opinion. “…He knows our principles: independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty,” said Ermak, emphasizing that it is very important for Ukraine to return Donbass and Crimea.
He also agreed with the presenter’s opinion that the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bthe former NATO Secretary General was not possible. “I thought the same thing when I first read this article,” the head of the Ukrainian leader’s office added.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz named The reason why Ukraine cannot join NATO.
Source: Gazeta
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