The North Atlantic bloc did not promise Ukraine NATO membership as part of the peace agreements with Russia. The main goal of the negotiations — ensuring that Russia does not carry out a repeat invasion.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced this on February 13 at a press conference in Brussels.
NATO did not promise Ukraine membership as part of the peace agreements with the Russian Federation
Rutte recalled that at the 2024 Washington summit, the allies promised that Ukraine's membership in NATO would be “irreversible”.
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However, there was no specific decision that peace talks with the Russian Federation could end with the Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine. Such an outcome is possible, but there was no clear agreement, he stressed.
NATO Secretary General stressed that the West must ensure that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin does not try to attack Ukraine again. And this is critically important.
— We can think of 5-10 options for how to provide these guarantees for Ukraine. But Ukraine was never promised that NATO membership would be part of the peace agreements, — said Rutte.
Earlier, ICTV Fakty reported that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that NATO allies will discuss increasing defense budgets and increasing defense production on February 13, because the military bloc feels a growing threat from Russia and other potential adversaries.
