Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna said that Ukraine will be invited to join NATO within its 1991 borders as a sovereign and independent state, and that it will join the Alliance after the war is over. She said this during a telethon, UNN reports.
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When asked by the host if Kyiv had been offered to join NATO as part of the unoccupied territory, Stefanishyna replied: "No, there were no such conversations.
"Ukraine will definitely be invited to join NATO within the 1991 borders as a sovereign and independent state. Ukraine's membership in NATO will take place after the war - this is the first approach to this decision. In the process, after the invitation, the situation may change," said Stefanishyna.
She said that after the invitation, a protocol of accession is drawn up, which specifies the terms and necessary reforms.
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A senior U.S. administration official said that there was no consensus among NATO members to invite Ukraine.