Ukraine seeks NATO membership as soon as possible to ensure strategic security - Foreign Minister
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba welcomed NATO's support for Ukraine's membership, but emphasized that Kyiv's accession to NATO should take place in the foreseeable future, not after decades of waiting, to ensure strategic security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba welcomed the decision of the NATO summit in Washington to support Ukraine, but stressed that Kyiv's accession should take place in the foreseeable future, CNN reports, UNN reports.
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"We will be completely happy when Ukraine becomes a NATO member. And the promise of this will be realized. We have seen very encouraging signals at all levels over the last two days that the path to membership is irreversible, that Ukraine will be in NATO. But we cannot wait another 75 years to celebrate Ukraine's accession. It has to happen sooner, not later. Because this is the only way to ensure strategic security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region," he said in an interview with CNN.
Kuleba noted that at the NATO summit, Ukraine heard promises of additional military assistance, including an air defense system, as well as a decision on Kyiv's "irreversible path" to NATO.
According to the minister, it is important for Ukraine to provide the army with enough weapons to enable them to hold their positions.
