NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted that Ukraine may become a member of NATO, but it is still unclear when it will happen. His words are reported by Reuters.
Earlier Vladimir Zelenskyy presented in the Verkhovna Rada his ‘plan of victory’. The document includes 5 points: the invitation of Ukraine to NATO until the end of the conflict; strengthening of Ukrainian defence; deployment on the territory of the former Soviet republic of a ‘comprehensive non-nuclear strategic deterrent package; strengthening sanctions against Russia; the opportunity for the Ukrainian military after the conflict “to use its experience to strengthen the defence of NATO and Europe” and replace the US contingent.
‘Our collective efforts are a bridge to (Ukraine’s) NATO membership. It is not clear when, but one day Ukraine will become a NATO member,’ Mark Rutte said.
The NATO secretary-general also said all 32 member states of the alliance would have to discuss the plan in detail to better understand it.
‘Perhaps you will have different views on certain aspects of the plan, but this does not mean that we do not support Ukraine fully,’ he said.
We will remind, earlier Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Western ideas of the new world order hypocrisy. In his words, they are aimed solely at preserving the neo-colonial system, showing their essence in the form of ‘hypocrisy, double standards and claims’.
