The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has not promised that the result of the peace agreement to end the war that Russia is currently waging against Ukraine will be the fixation of Ukraine's membership in the Alliance. At the same time, the prospect of Ukraine's membership remains in the long term. This was stated by the Secretary General of the Alliance, Mark Rutte, at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Brussels.
"Everyone in NATO agreed that Ukraine's path towards NATO would be irreversible. But we never agreed that Ukraine's membership in NATO would be guaranteed as part of a peace agreement. This was never agreed upon. But, in the long term, the NATO Alliance said 'yes' to this prospect of NATO membership. This is for the long term, not for the peace negotiations that are currently underway," — Rutte emphasized.
In particular, the German city of Wiesbaden is home to the NATO Command, which coordinates the organization of the delivery of military assistance to Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are also assisted with the training of military personnel, and the Polish city of Bydgoszcz is home to a joint center that analyzes and learns the lessons of the war together with Ukrainians.
In turn, as Merz said, Ukraine has the prospect of joining the European Union.
In his opinion, if we talk about the timeframe, Ukraine's accession to the EU could happen earlier than its accession to NATO. In particular, if Ukraine meets the criteria for EU accession, it will be welcomed as a member of the European Union.
Merz believes that Ukraine should be a sovereign state in making decisions about political and military alliances.
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