"Will lead to war with the Russian Federation": in the White House they explained why Ukraine is not taken to NATO
So NATO membership in the near future is unlikely because it will engage NATO in war with Russia," Kirby said. According to the Coordinator of the White House National Security Council, NATO is an integral part of Ukraine's future, which the Alliance has agreed in 2008. However, Kiev, while in a state of war, cannot yet carry out a number of reforms that could bring the country closer to NATO membership.
The White House also responded to a sharp comment from President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the discussion of NATO leaders regarding the potential path of Ukraine's accession to the Alliance. According to Kirby, he understands the disappointment of Vladimir Zelensky. And shares the desire to end the war as soon as possible. "We understand all this . . . Of course, we share many of these anxieties," Kirby said.
We will remind, on the eve of NATO summit in Vilnius Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply said that Ukraine does not give specific terms to the invitation to join the Alliance. "It is unprecedented and absurd - when there is no time frame for both invitation (!) And for membership of Ukraine. It is similar to that there is no willingness to invite Ukraine to NATO or to make it a member of the Alliance," Vladimir Zelensky wrote.
Focus earlier wrote that during a summit in Vilnius, Ukraine did not receive an invitation to negotiate an alliance. At the same time, NATO agreed to withdraw the requirement for a member plan, which, in the opinion of the head of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, will change the path of Ukraine's membership from two -stage to one -stage.