“We & nbsp; are unambiguously developing as a European, Euro-Atlantic country”, & nbsp; & mdash; the high-ranking diplomat noted.
According to Kuleba, Kiev wants to get more recognition of this fact from Europe and its Euro-Atlantic friends. However, Ukraine is doing its job and & nbsp; goes its own way, the Ukrainian minister added.
He did not name the timeframe when Ukraine will become a member of the EU and NATO, but while it develops as a Western country, he will work effectively in his position, assured Kuleba. the world '' will become the Lublin Triangle, an agreement between Ukraine, Poland and & nbsp; Lithuania. According to the minister, this alliance is the “ pivot of security '' that supports NATO on the & nbsp; eastern flank.
On October 22 & nbsp; he & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; Ukraine's membership in the & nbsp; European Union and & nbsp; NATO is only a matter of time. According to & nbsp; he said, the country is actively moving towards & nbsp; joining & nbsp; these associations, realizing the policy direction determined by the constitution, and & nbsp; foreign policy strategy.
On & nbsp; that & nbsp; the same day, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that & nbsp; ; the decision on & nbsp; membership of Ukraine will be made by 30 allies and & nbsp; directly by Kiev and & nbsp; to interfere in this process other countries, including & nbsp; RF, cannot & nbsp; can.
Russia should not & nbsp; be afraid of Ukraine joining the & nbsp; North Atlantic Alliance, since NATO is a defensive alliance, he said.
On October 18 & nbsp; Press Secretary of the & nbsp; RF President Dmitry Peskov noted that & nbsp; Ukraine's joining & nbsp; NATO is the worst scenario, as it goes beyond the & nbsp; red lines of Russia's national interests. He & nbsp; also stressed that & nbsp; such a scenario could force Moscow to take active measures to ensure security.
On June 1, in the & nbsp; office of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, a structural unit was created for & nbsp; Ukraine's integration into the & nbsp; European Union and & nbsp; NATO … One of the & nbsp; priority tasks will be the coordination of cooperation with the & nbsp; Deputy Prime Minister for European and & nbsp; Euro-Atlantic integration of the state and & nbsp; the Verkhovna Rada.