Ukraine could join NATO in two years

The stage of negotiations to admit Ukraine to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization it can start this year, something that Volodimir Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, will try to promote in his next meeting with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.

According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal, his administration has “a very ambitious plan to join the EU in the next two years”.

“We look forward to progress and the acceleration of our path towards the signing of these agreements”, Shmigal stated.

Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz says Germany will not allow the war to escalate into a conflict between Russia and NATO

The European country has been requesting protection in NATO for years. If Ukraine were a member of this organization, a Russian attack would force all the allies to defend it together.

Instead, NATO countries now individually decide to support Ukraine.

“We hope that this year, in 2023, we will be able to start the pre-entry negotiations stagesaid Shmigal.

According to the official, Ukraine has “zero” tolerance for corruption, referring to the scandal that rocked his government and led to the dismissal of several ministers for overpriced contracts.

“Unfortunately, corruption was not born yesterday, but we are sure that we will end it,” the prime minister told the magazine. Political.

(YO)