December 4, 2024
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Rutte was asked whether NATO would extend an invitation to Ukraine in the coming days. He answered

On December 3-4, the ministers of foreign affairs of NATO countries will hold a meeting in Brussels”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, answering questions about the prospects of Ukraine’s membership in NATO, said that “it is happening step by step”, but the focus should be on urgent needs.

“Allies agree that Ukraine’s future is in NATO. We agreed on an irreversible path to NATO. Before and after the Washington Summit, the Allies worked to build a bridge, and it consists, for example, of separate bilateral security agreements between the Allies and Ukraine, but also the implementation of all the decisions agreed in Washington. So it’s happening step by step,” Rutte said, answering the question “Will the alliance extend an invitation during this meeting, as Ukraine is asking for?”

NATO Secretary General believes that we should focus on what is needed right now.

“But I think we have to focus, and we will focus for the next two days, on what is needed now. And what is needed now is to make sure that military aid reaches Ukraine, because it is critical for them now,” he added, noting that Ukraine should be strengthened in the event of negotiations with Russia.

On December 3-4, the ministers of foreign affairs of NATO countries will hold a meeting in Brussels. Ukrainian Minister Andriy Sybiga will also join her.

Read also: Zelenskyi on Ukraine’s prospects in NATO: “There are no illusions”

On December 3 – the first day of this meeting, as well as the anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Ukraine does not agree to any alternatives, surrogates or substitutes for Ukraine’s full membership in NATO.

Kyiv insists that Ukraine’s membership in NATO is the best guarantee of the country’s security.

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