Ukraine does not want to compromise with its territorial integrity in talks with Russia, but is open to discussing “non-NATO models” for its future, one of its negotiators told Fox News.
Ukraine is seeking membership in the European Union and NATO, which Moscow opposes. Vladimir Putin cites Ukraine’s potential membership in NATO as proof of what he describes as Alliance aggression against Russia.
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“The answer we get from NATO countries is that they are not even ready to discuss our possibility of NATO membership“Not for the next five or 10 years,” negotiator David Arahamia said in a statement released by Fox News late Saturday.
“We are ready to discuss some models outside NATO. For example, there may be direct guarantees from different countries such as the United States, China, the United Kingdom, perhaps Germany and France. We are open to discussing such things in a wider range. not only in bilateral talks with Russiabut also with other partners “, summed up David Arahamia.
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NATO is not looking for a conflict with Russia, but it is ready for it
The alliance will defend every inch of its territory, Blinkon said
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Delegations from Ukraine and Russia have held two rounds of talks since Russia launched an invasion of Kyiv on February 24th.
On Thursday, the parties agreed to open humanitarian corridorsto allow civilians to leave some battle zones, although there have been delays in their implementation. According to the Ukrainian side, the next round of talks is on Monday.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky warned that prepares the Russian army to attack Odessa. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Alexei Danilov said that the Russian army is preparing a second large-scale offensiveas she has not given up hope of capturing Kyiv.
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