NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte has emphasised that the Alliance’s dedication to Ukraine’s membership is just not contingent on attainable future "peace negotiations".

Supply: European Pravda, citing Rutte's assertion throughout a press convention in Brussels

Quote: "It has by no means been agreed that every time peace talks would begin, that peace talks would finish – wherever and at all times and undoubtedly – with NATO membership."

Particulars: Rutte recalled that on the Washington Summit, NATO made commitments relating to Ukraine’s future membership.

He additional burdened that whatever the final result of "peace negotiations," the Alliance should "guarantee that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin won’t ever ever strive once more to assault Ukraine," including that such ensures can take numerous kinds.

"There has by no means been a promise to Ukraine that as a part of a peace deal they’d be in NATO," Rutte concluded.

Background:

• On 12 February, US Secretary of Protection Pete Hegset dominated out Ukraine’s NATO membership and acknowledged that Europe should present the nice share of future deadly and non-lethal support to Ukraine. He additionally stated that US troops wouldn’t take part in any peacekeeping operation.
• In response, Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umierov reiterated that Ukraine’s place on NATO membership stays unchanged.

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