NATO is not discussing Ukraine’s membership in exchange for territory, and they want to approve the Ukraine-NATO Council Work Plan by the end of the year.

The head of Ukraine’s mission to NATO, Nataliia Galibarenko, claims that there are no discussions at NATO headquarters – neither official nor unofficial – regarding the granting of NATO membership to Ukraine in exchange for surrendering the temporarily occupied territories to the Russian Federation.

Galibarenko clarified that the conditions for granting Kyiv membership in NATO are the political consensus of all member countries, compliance with standards, and the end of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine.

The diplomat also reported that the structure of the Ukraine-NATO Council and its operational plan are currently being developed for further approval by the end of the year. Moreover, the government will adopt the National Annual Program to reform Ukraine to achieve NATO standards.