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Ukraine’s accession to NATO is not a fantastic scenario, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine is advancing towards joining NATO, aware that it is necessary in the face of confrontation with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with the host of the show. HardTalk with Steven Sakura, BBC News Ukraine provides a transcript.
“NATO is security in our region. We understand it. Yes, we have a powerful army, 200 thousand. [человек], we are updating the technique, but this is not enough. And the only possibility, I think, is to tell the United States and the EU countries about this: if you don’t want to lose Ukraine, you must support it. And membership of NATO is a very important signal for the Russian Federation, it is the most important support, “said the president.
Sakur noted that senior European officials are skeptical about Ukraine’s chances of becoming a NATO member even in the long term, calling them fantasies.
“To be honest, the war between Ukraine and Russia was also a fantasy. Nobody believed in it. We had families, where people from Russia and Ukraine, we lived for many years in the Soviet Union, we lived side by side and we really respected the country. And now we have a war, now we have hatred, now the Ukrainians do not want to communicate with the Russians, hence NATO, “Zelensky said.
Ukraine stepped up cooperation with NATO in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of an armed conflict in Donbass. In late 2014, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law that provides for Ukraine’s denial of the “non-aligned” policy… According to the Military Doctrine of Ukraine, adopted in 2015, deepening cooperation with NATO and achieving full compatibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the armies of NATO member countries is a priority task.
Ukrainian Parliament February 7, 2019 passed a law that modifies the Constitution provisions on the strategic course of the state to acquire full membership in the European Union and NATO. Law entry as of February 21.
In 2018, NATO recognized Ukraine graduate country status – Alliance member candidate, June 12, 2020 Ukraine received the status of an advanced partner.
Zelenskiy, during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on October 8, called for Ukraine to be provided with a plan of action for NATO membership.
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