We do not trade territories: NATO responded to the MFA to give up part of the country in favor of the Russian Federation

Oleg Nikolenko stated that such conversations are unacceptable and Ukraine will not trade its territories. The North Atlantic Alliance should be interested in the accelerated victory of Ukraine in the war against Russia, then Kiev will be able to become a full member of NATO. This was stated by a spokesman for foreign ministers Oleg Nikolenko. "Talks about Ukraine's accession to NATO in exchange for the abandonment of part of the Ukrainian territories are absolutely unacceptable.

They have always proceeded from the fact that the Alliance, like Ukraine, does not trade territories," he stressed. He noted that such a "conscious or unconscious" participation of NATO officials in the formation of a narrative on the possibility of refusing Ukraine from its territories plays on the hand of Russia. "Instead, in the interests of Euro -Atlantic security to discuss the ways of accelerating the victory of Ukraine and its full membership in NATO," he added.

Nikolenko noted that Ukraine is set to further fruitful cooperation with the NATO Secretariat to achieve such goals. NATO Secretary -General Chapter Stian Jensen during a debate in Norway, August 15, said that Ukraine could become a full member of NATO, but for this she would have to give up some of its territories in favor of the Russian Federation. "I think the decision may be that Ukraine refuses the territory and receive NATO membership instead," he said.

At the same time, negotiations about what will be the status in Ukraine after the conflict has been resolved, allegedly began, and the issue of refusing some of the territories is allegedly raised not only by the head of NATO Secretary General. We will remind, on August 8 it was reported that Ukraine's accession to NATO guarantees the security of the Russian Federation, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.