Place in NATO Ukraine and Georgia were promised in 2008, Stoltenberg's predecessor said.
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen reminded NATO members that “it's time to keep promises” and finally accept Ukraine and Georgia
He told Politico about this.
He recalled that Ukraine and Georgia were promised a place in NATO in 2008, but this was not happened and “it's time to implement this decision.”
“We promised Georgia and Ukraine seats at the NATO table in 2008, and it's time for us to develop an action plan to fulfill our promise. If necessary, we can do this with the proviso that NATO Article 5 applies only to territories controlled by Kiev and Tbilisi,” – noted Fogh Rasmussen.
However, he stressed, the Alliance cannot conduct a open door policy on enlargement, in which Putin would act as a “doorman”.
“Ukrainians are a battle-hardened people who are ready to fight for freedom, which most of Europe has taken for granted, and in the free world we should not under the illusion that they are also fighting for our freedom. History tells us that aggressors, as a rule, do not remain in their neighborhoods, “said Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
It should be noted that on January 10, 2022, the United States of America and the Russian Federation will hold talks on arms control and the situation in Ukraine. The next day, January 11, talks will be held between representatives of Russia and the OSCE. And on January 12 – the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council, the key topic of discussion will be the so-called draft treaty on “security guarantees.” the so-called draft treaty between Moscow and Washington on “security guarantees”, where there are several points directly related to Ukraine and its integration into European and Euro-Atlantic structures. Moscow demands legal guarantees from the United States that NATO will abandon its intention to admit Ukraine.
