The prospect of NATO membership is enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine
Ambassador of Ukraine in Great Britain, Vadym Prystaiko allowed Ukraine to abandon NATO so that there would be no full-scale war with the Russian Federation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that these words were taken out of context. «The words of Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko that Ukraine is allegedly ready to consider refusing NATO membership in order to prevent a war with Russia are taken out of context», — he declared.
At the same time, the Foreign Ministry noted that for the sake of peace and the preservation of the lives of citizens, Ukraine is ready to enter into any format of dialogues with countries and international organizations.
«At the same time, Ambassador Prystaiko rightly noted in an interview that the prospect of NATO membership is enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine, but Ukraine is not yet a member of NATO or any other security alliance. Therefore, the key issue for our country is the issue of security guarantees. Undoubtedly, the best such guarantee would be the immediate admission of Ukraine to the Alliance & # 187;, & # 8212; added Nikolenko.
According to him, threats to Ukraine exist here and now, so finding an answer to the question of guarantees becomes a fundamental urgent task.
« may be adopted contrary to the Constitution of Ukraine», — Nikolenko noted.
What Prystaiko said
Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Vadim Prystaiko allowed NATO to be abandoned so that there would be no war with the Russian Federation. He said this on BBC Radio 5.
When asked by the host if Ukraine could consider not joining NATO, Prystaiko replied: «We could».
The diplomat clarified that «given the threat that», Ukraine could be forced to take such a step.
Recall that earlier the Russian Foreign Ministry put forward a condition for the de-escalation of the situation on the border with Ukraine .
Note that on February 8, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and France, Dmitry Kuleba and Jean Yves Le Drian, called an important step in de-escalating the situation on the border with Russia.