The Russian Federation wants NATO to withdraw its promise that Ukraine and Georgia will become members of the Alliance (according to the decision of the Bucharest NATO summit in 2008).
– It is in the fundamental interests of European security to officially disavow the decision of the 2008 NATO Bucharest summit that Ukraine and Georgia will become NATO members, as contrary to the commitment of the leaders of all OSCE participating States not to strengthen their security at the expense of the security of others, – reported in the press service of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
For example, the Foreign Ministry is repelled by NATO commitments on the indivisibility of security in the OSCE area.
They specified that this is allegedly violates the principle of the indivisibility of security.
Also, according to Russia, Ukraine's possible accession to NATO allegedly provokes military risks & # 8220; for all parties involved, up to a large-scale conflict in Europe & # 8221;.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that the non-aligned status of Ukraine would not only not moderate the appetites of Vladimir Putin, but could also provoke a new Russian government. gression.
The White House said that the Russian Federation does not have the authority to indicate to NATO who can be a member of the Alliance and who cannot.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is of the same opinion.
