NATO Secretary General Chief of Staff Stian Jenssen said that one of the options for Ukraine’s entry into NATO would be to give up its own territory. The Alliance official assures that talks on a possible settlement of the conflict have already begun. Focus He touched on the details of the political scandal.
On August 15, Stian Jenssen, head of the NATO Secretariat General, said that Ukraine could become a full member of NATO, but would have to cede some of its territory in favor of Russia. This statement seriously angered the Ukrainian authorities. Focus He collected everything that is known about the scandal.
What specifically did they say in NATO?
During a debate in Arendal, Norway, NATO Secretary General’s Chief of Staff, Stian Jenssen, suggested that Ukraine has a chance to join the Alliance in exchange for some of its territory. This post reports VG.
According to him, such an approach could be part of the resolution of the military conflict. He also recalled the words of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that “Ukraine must decide independently when and under what conditions to negotiate with Russia.”
According to Jenssen, it is unlikely that Russia will conquer new territories, given its massive military activity. The real question right now is whether Ukraine can bring back the lost lands.
He stressed that the discussion of Ukraine’s possible NATO membership is already ongoing after the conflict has ended, and during these discussions, options for territorial concessions emerged.
“I’m not saying it will definitely happen. But it could be a possible solution,” Jenssen said.
“Ukraine does not do land trade”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said that the claim that Ukraine could join NATO in exchange for giving up its territory is absolutely unacceptable.
“We have always adhered to the view that both Ukraine and the Alliance do not trade on the territory. The involvement of NATO officials in spreading the idea of the possibility of consciously or unconsciously ceding Ukrainian territory only helps to strengthen. Russia’s position,” stressed Nikolenko.
According to him, accelerating Ukraine’s victory and gaining full NATO membership in order to ensure Euro-Atlantic security should be discussed.
“To try to clearly pass on the war to the next generation is utterly absurd, and to openly admit defeat is no less absurd,” said Podolyak.
The Ukrainian parliament also ignored the NATO official’s statement. The leader of the Servant of the People group, David Arakhamia, said that discussions of giving up lands in exchange for something only spur Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
“In principle, we already see this from the initial reactions from Moscow. They like the idea because it legitimizes wars of conquest and undermines international law. It leads to the defeat of democracy and the victory of totalitarian regimes,” Arakhamia said.
The parliamentarian also noted that the rejection of his own territory will not stop the war, but rather will lead to new conflicts in the world.
Response from the National Security and Defense Council
According to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, a NATO official’s statement that Ukraine would join the Alliance in exchange for giving up some of our territory is stuffing to “feel the nerves” of Ukrainians.
“I would like to point out that not a single country has passed such tests after the Second World War, when someone in the warm seats of the European Union or some other institutions began to advise us. Today, another figure made a statement regarding our lands, which in my opinion is quite strange … A NATO clerk says we should consider crossing our territory in exchange for Alliance membership What a strange stuffing, why it was completely incomprehensible. To feel our nerves? No need for it. We’ve been fine since February 24, 22, ‘ stressed Danilov.
How did Russia react to the statements about the abandonment of the regions?
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, described Jenssen’s statements as “curious”, saying that all of Ukraine’s territory was “highly controversial”.
“A new idea for Ukraine from the office of the North Atlantic Alliance: Ukraine can join NATO if it renounces the disputed territory. And what? The idea is interesting. The only question is that all its so-called territory is very disputed. And to enter, Medvedev, on the Telegram channel, Kiev blocked He wrote that in the event of an attack, the authorities would have to give up even the capital of Ancient Russia, Kiev.
NATO’s official position on Ukraine
The North Atlantic Alliance reaffirmed its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The official representative of NATO, whose name has not been disclosed, said this in a comment to Suspіlny.
“We will continue to support Ukraine no matter how long it takes, and we are determined to achieve a just and lasting peace,” the interlocutor said.
At the same time, the official expressed the opinion that Ukraine should independently determine when and under what conditions peace will be achieved. He also noted that security measures are clearly needed to prevent a recurrence of the war.
“The Alliance’s position remains clear and unchanged,” the NATO official added.
Recall that on August 15, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the President of the Presidency, said that such statements show that there is still an elite in the West that does not understand the nature of war.
Source: Focus
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