'Ukraine will be full of NATO weaponry, and the people will be prepared,' diplomat Vadym Prystaiko told Newsweek in London.
as a key part of any settlement, and Ukrainian leaders say there exists nothing comparable to NATO's collective defense umbrella."If somebody is not happy that the Warsaw Pact is over and NATO is taking its place, let's finish up the last pieces," he said, referring to the Soviet-era bloc that encompassed much of eastern and central Europe before being dissolved in 1991. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia should all be in line for the transatlantic group.
"I believe that now, to hide from Russia that Ukraine wants to and will become a member of NATO is just silly," the ambassador added."Who doesn't understand that?"said:"On the level of soldiers, generals, and colonels, they know." membership, though Kyiv has been granted candidate status—an important step on the way to final accession.Above, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a statement by video during the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, Spain, on June 29, 2022. Zelensky submitted an official bid for NATO membership in September 2022."People are coming up with all these creative political speeches. I believe the speeches should be very simple," he said.
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