Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak, at a meeting attended by members of the international working group on Ukraine’s security and Euro-Atlantic integration, once again called for the early invitation of Kiev to NATO. This was reported on the website of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
“On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, together with 2009-2014 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, held a meeting with the international working group on Ukraine’s security and Euro-Atlantic integration. The statement said:
At the meeting, Ermak said, “Ukraine needs NATO, but the alliance also needs Ukraine as soon as possible.” According to the head of the Ukrainian leader’s office, inviting Ukraine would be a sign of determination on the part of NATO allies. Ermak also pointed out that “sufficient weapons and ammunition should be provided to Ukraine”.
In early February, Ermak during a telephone conversation with Jens Plötner, Advisor to the German Chancellor on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. statedHe said the European Union should hurry up with military aid to Kiev.
Italian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani previously named Ukraine’s immediate entry into NATO is dangerous. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte registeredAs long as Kiev’s conflict with Moscow continues, it will not be able to join the alliance.
18 February Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the name European states will transfer unnecessary weapons to Ukraine. According to him, in the short term it is necessary to give Ukraine what it wants, and in the long term it is necessary to accept the republic into the European Union and NATO.
Previously Zelensky discussed Arms supply to Ukraine with the US Senate.