Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Ukraine expects to receive guarantees that it will be invited to join the Alliance after the end of the war with Russia at the July NATO summit in Vilnius, as it has successfully fulfilled all three prerequisites.
“In Vilnius, the heads of state and government of the NATO member countries will have the opportunity to correct the mistake of Bucharest in 2008 and demonstrate responsible leadership, meeting our expectations. Our expectations from the Vilnius NATO summit are very realistic: to receive a guarantee of an invitation to NATO after Ukraine’s victory in the war. We are ready to immediately sign the accession protocol to start the ratification and final accession procedure“, Reznikov emphasized.
He added that Ukraine has successfully fulfilled all three prerequisites for NATO membership: operational interoperability with the Alliance’s forces, a transparent procurement system, and civilian control over the armed forces.