Ukraine's MFA: Security agreements with allies are not an alternative to NATO membership
Photo: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
The security assurances provided to Ukraine are an element of strengthening the country, not an alternative to joining NATO, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on the sidelines of the NATO meeting.
“Ukraine's bilateral security agreements with its allies are an element of strengthening Ukraine's path to NATO, not an alternative to NATO, as stated in each of these documents,” the minister said.
Before the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine issued a statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum, noting that the document has become a monument to security short-sightedness.
The MFA reiterated that Ukraine rejects any alternative to NATO membership, having had the bitter experience of the Budapest Memorandum.
Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council
A meeting of NATO ministers takes place in Brussels on December 3-4. A meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council was also held.
Ukraine called on the Alliance to take a political step and issue an official invitation. This is one of the points of Ukraine's victory plan. However, NATO has not reached a decision. According to media reports, the United States, Germany, Hungary, and several other countries are against granting an invitation to Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently said that NATO could help stop the hot phase of the war in Ukraine by taking the government-controlled territory of Ukraine under its umbrella.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte commented on the idea, emphasizing that Ukraine now needs more military assistance, not discussions about the peace process.
