Minister: Ukraine to receive algorithm for joining NATO at Vilnius summit

WORLD  10 June 2023 - 11:08

NATO member states will present Ukraine with an algorithm for joining the North Atlantic Alliance at the Vilnius summit, Deputy Defence Minister Volodymyr Gavrilov said.

Gavrilov said that NATO member states "will come to a certain order of our accession, which will be fixed,” RBC-Ukraine quoted the ministry's Telegram channel.

According to the deputy defence minister, despite the consensus decision-making mechanism and the veto right, he doubts that "there will be big problems" with making a decision on Ukraine.

"There is every indication that Ukraine will get what it wants in a certain format... Already now at the summit in Vilnius, Ukraine should clearly understand that after the war, say within a year or two, after certain procedural things are done, we will be members of NATO," Gavrilov explained.

The Vilnius summit is scheduled for July 11-12. According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine hopes to receive a clear "timetable for accession" to NATO.

President Zelenskyy believes that Ukraine is ready to join NATO and expects the North Atlantic Alliance to be ready to accept it. At the same time, member states of the alliance have different views on Ukraine's membership, especially against the background of the war with Russia. For example, Germany argues that the "open door policy" remains relevant, but Berlin is not ready to talk about Ukraine's membership today.

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