NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte has mentioned that Russia has no veto energy over Ukraine's accession to the Alliance and that solely NATO member states could make choices on this subject.

Supply: Mark Rutte in an interview with El País, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Commenting on Russia's insistence that Ukraine's membership of the Alliance is unacceptable, Rutte mentioned that "Russia has no say or veto energy over who can change into a member of NATO".

Quote: "However within the Alliance, membership requires unanimity. On the summit in Washington we determined that Ukraine's path to NATO is irreversible. Nonetheless, a number of allies, together with the USA, have mentioned that they’re presently against Ukraine becoming a member of."

Extra particulars: Rutte mentioned that within the context of Trump's "peace plan", Ukraine wants "sufficiently dependable safety ensures" to make sure that Russia by no means once more makes an attempt to assault it if NATO membership "shouldn’t be an choice".

Background:

• It was reported earlier that one of many factors of the "peace plan" which the US facet has begun to advertise has envisaged Ukraine's dedication by no means to hitch the North Atlantic Alliance.
• CNN has reported that the query of Ukraine's membership of the Alliance has remained one of many points nonetheless beneath dialogue between Ukraine and the USA.

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