Ukraine continues to consider the possibility of joining NATO as an important strategic goal, but today this direction is not a key priority of state policy. Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk said this in an interview with the German publication Berliner Morgenpost
According to the diplomat, the agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine should go beyond "purely political promises" similar to the Budapest Memorandum of 1994.
"Our partners should carefully write down what military means they will use to defend Ukraine if Russia attacks it again," Melnyk stressed.
He added that security guarantees can be both bilateral and multilateral agreements with the countries of the European Union and NATO. Security guarantees could be part of a major peace treaty with Russia. According to Melnyk, Ukraine needs "firm commitments" from partners in the field of defense.
Earlier, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that the entire territory of Ukraine should receive an invitation to NATO. At the same time, he noted that Article 5 of the Alliance may not apply to temporarily occupied territories.
Meanwhile, the White House announced that the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO will be decided by the new administration of the US president. At the same time, they noted that they are not "sure of the success of such negotiations" in 2025.
