UK Defence Secretary advocates simplified accession to NATO for Ukraine
Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, believes that Ukraine should be able to "skip" the NATO Membership Action Plan on its way to joining the Alliance.
Source: Wallace said this at a press conference with his Canadian counterpart in London, reports Sky News, as written by European Pravda
Quote: "I think we should absolutely look at skipping the Membership Action Plan," Wallace said.
Details: At the same time, the UK defence secretary admitted that not all issues related to Ukraine's accession to NATO would be quickly resolved.
He also considers it unlikely that all the issues regarding security guarantees for Ukraine will be resolved before the NATO summit in Vilnius, which will be held in July.
Background:
- Earlier, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that London would be "very supportive" of Ukraine going through a simplified process of joining NATO.
- During a speech in the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday, President Zelenskyy called on NATO to stop looking back at the Kremlin as it decides on Ukraine's future membership.
- Read more about Ukraine's expectations from the NATO summit here: "Two Goals for NATO Summit: Ukraine Explains Its Demand to Allies"
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