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This is mentioned in the declaration of the NATO summit in Washington, reports “Ukrinform”.
“As Ukraine continues this vital work, we will continue to support it on its irreversible path towards full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership,” the document said.
At the same time, NATO members fully support Ukraine’s right to choose security measures and decide on its future without external interference.
“Ukraine’s future is NATO,” the declaration emphasizes.
Allies welcomed the concrete progress Ukraine has made since the Vilnius summit on the necessary democratic, economic and security reforms.
“We reaffirm that we will be able to invite Ukraine to join the Alliance when the Allies agree and the conditions are met,” the declaration noted.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that post-war Ukraine should have sufficient capabilities to deter Russian aggression, as well as security guarantees, the best of which is Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. Therefore, the ultimate goal of NATO negotiations and cooperation with Ukraine is Ukraine’s membership in the Alliance, he assured.
NATO leaders promised to allocate at least 40 billion to Ukraine. EUR worth of military aid
At their meeting in Washington on Wednesday, NATO leaders promised to provide Ukraine with at least $40 billion “over the next year”. EUR worth of military aid.
“Allowing proportional contributions, the Allies intend to provide a minimum of 40 billion over the next year. financing and providing a sustainable level of security assistance so that Ukraine wins,” the meeting’s declaration notes.
The head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, noted at the press conference that the Alliance is taking such a step not because of the desire to prolong this war, but to end it as soon as possible.
“The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.” But it will not bring peace. It will only bring occupation. So if we don’t want Ukraine to lose, if we don’t want to bow to Putin, we have to show commitment and determination,” he added.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken personally addressed the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleb, in a speech delivered to the ministers of foreign affairs of the alliance members during the celebratory lunch held at the Library of Congress on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of NATO, the correspondent of the Ukrinform news agency reported.
“Dmytro, our doors are still firmly open and we are also waiting for that day,” said A. Blinken.
He said the summit “made it abundantly clear that as Ukrainians continue to make extraordinary sacrifices to defend their territory and their right to choose their own path, NATO will do everything possible to ensure Ukraine’s long-term success.”
This is especially true of “the strong bridge we have built to membership,” the State Department chief added.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Joane addressed the ministers and addressed D. Kuleba, noting that his life and career mission was to help Romania join NATO and that he is living proof that if you are truly ready to realize your dreams , follow the NATO values of freedom, dignity, rule of law and democracy, then you really belong to this family and one day you will become part of it.
He stated that he firmly hoped that this would be the case in the end and thanked Ukraine for everything that this country does for the benefit of the Alliance.
During the lunch, the correspondent of the news agency “Ukrinform” asked the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Kyllike Sillaste-Elling, what she thought was the leitmotif of the summit. She pointed out that it is “Ukraine and everything related to it, at least for us”, because NATO is making every effort to help Ukraine.
In her opinion, after the end of the summit, aid will be provided even more intensively, which should help Ukraine achieve victory.
On July 9-11, the summit of NATO members is taking place in Washington, and the delegation of Ukraine led by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is also participating in it.
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