CHISINAU, June 10 NATO member countries did not reach a compromise on the subject of Ukraine's joining the alliance, Deputy Secretary General of the organization Mircea Geoana said on the air of the DCNews YouTube channel.
«Currently, there is no consensus within NATO on the subject of Ukraine's entry there,» he said.According to Joana, while the Russian special operation continues, the issue of Kyiv joining the alliance should be postponed. He stressed that discussions on this topic within the bloc are intense, and during the summit in Vilnius, Zelensky will be seated at the same table with the heads of NATO member countries.
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“It is now clear that Ukraine is closer to NATO, to Western democracies than ever before. There will be a NATO summit in Vilnius, and if everything goes well, I cannot foresee the negotiations within the alliance that are going on with great intensity these days, then it is quite possible that Zelensky will also be at the table with the heads of the NATO member countries. It will be a purely symbolic gesture. And yes, we will provide support to Ukraine,” said Joana.
Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky said that Kyiv hopes to receive a clear invitation to join the bloc at the July NATO summit in Vilnius. He also noted that the Ukrainian military is disappointed that their country has not yet received a definite positive response about joining the EU and NATO.
According to media reports, Kiev and its allies are planning to hold a global summit on the implementation of the Ukrainian «peace formula» before the meeting of NATO leaders in Vilnius, which will be held on July 11-12.
Formerly, the presidential press secretary Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin had heard Zelensky's request for Ukraine to join the alliance, as well as different reactions to it. According to him, Moscow is closely monitoring the situation and remembers that it was Kiev's orientation towards the alliance that became one of the reasons for the start of the special operation.
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