Ukrainian soldiers erect roadblocks in Irpin, Ukraine, March 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Diego Herrera)
NATO countries are not ready to discuss Ukraine joining the alliance, while Kiev is willing to negotiate “certain non-NATO models”, US news channel Fox News reported on Sunday. .
KIEV, March 7 (Xinhua) — NATO countries are not ready to discuss Ukraine’s membership in the alliance, while Kiev is willing to negotiate “some non-NATO models”, reported the American news channel Fox News on Sunday.
“The answer we get from NATO countries is that they are not even ready to discuss our membership, not for the next five or ten years. We would not fight for a NATO candidacy we would fight for the result, but not for the process,” David Arakhamia, a member of Ukraine’s delegation for negotiations with Russia, told Fox News.
“We are open to discussing certain non-NATO models… We are open to discussing such things in a wider circle not only in bilateral talks with Russia, but also with other partners” , continued Mr. Arakhamia.
Ukraine and Russia held two rounds of talks on February 28 and March 3. The third should take place on Monday.
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