Reuters: NATO split over Ukraine membership bid
Ukraine’s chances of joining the North Atlantic Alliance are very small, according to the Reuters material, quotes from which are cited by RIA Novosti
According to Reuters, NATO foreign ministers will seek to narrow divisions over Ukraine’s membership bid at a meeting in Oslo this week.
“Allies are at odds over calls to grant Kiev a road map to accession at their July summit,” reads the publication.
The author of the material believes that NATO has not acceded to Ukraine’s request for fast-track membership as Western governments such as the US and Germany are wary of moves that they fear could take the alliance closer to entering an active war with Russia.
In turn, the Kiev authorities insist that NATO at least take concrete steps to bring Ukraine closer to membership at the alliance’s summit in July. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made it clear that Ukraine will not be able to join the alliance as long as the conflict continues, Reuters reports.
