Russian President Vladimir Putin stated right now that his American counterpart Joe Biden had proposed to him in 2021 to “postpone Ukraine's accession to NATO by 10-15 years.”
Becoming a member of the North Atlantic Alliance has been a long-standing request of Kiev.
“In 2021, the present President Biden proposed to me precisely this: to postpone Ukraine's accession to NATO for 10-15 years, as a result of the nation was not but prepared,” Putin stated throughout a televised press convention.
“I answered in a logical method 'sure, (Ukraine) is just not prepared right now. However you’ll put together it to be prepared and you’ll settle for it' (as a member),” Putin added.
Nevertheless, for Russia, “what's the distinction? right now, tomorrow or in ten years?”, careworn the Russian president.
Moscow considers Ukraine's accession to NATO a purple line.
As an alternative, Kiev presents membership within the North Atlantic Alliance as mandatory for its safety vis-à-vis Russia and requests an invite to affix as quickly as potential.
The Ukrainian management, nonetheless, has acknowledged that its accession might come after the battle with Russia, triggered by the Russian invasion in February 2022.
Washington and Berlin specifically are cautious of any prospect of Ukraine's speedy accession to NATO.
In early December, the Kremlin warned once more that Ukraine's accession to NATO would represent an “unacceptable” menace to Russia.
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