Ukraine is important that large member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance organized around it for effective support if necessary. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian negotiation delegation David Arahamia on the ether of a nationwide marathon, writes UNIAN.
“We want to make our own NATO. It is important for us that the largest and most effective NATO countries have supported in case of aggression. Turkey is very important to us, this is the largest NATO army in Europe. The USA and the United Kingdom are also important. Active consultations. It was already officially promulgated that the three NATO member states are ready to provide guarantees in the format, as I told. This is actually an article 5 NATO, but with a tighter activation mechanism – within 72 hours they must consult and assist ” , – he noted.
According to Arahamia, Ukraine is very important to obtain the guarantees of the United States and the UK, but these countries are likely to join one of the latter.
“I think that the likelihood of US accession is great because Mr. Blinken announced yesterday that they were not averse to considering safety guarantees mechanisms, but they want to familiarize themselves in more detail, weigh all risks, etc. I have such a feeling that The United States and Britain will join one of the latter, when they see that everything is no longer objective. However, we have a minimum package of guarantors, and without them we will simply do not move, “the head of the Ukrainian negotiation delegation commented.
He noted that only after the signing of the relevant Treaty on security guarantees with the following task will be amending the Constitution of Ukraine regarding non-block neutral status.
“In order to do this, we want to hold a referendum. That is, it will solve the Ukrainian people, and not Ukrainian politicians. This is very important for us, and we initially insisted on it. The Russian side was very actively opposed to this norm, but Subsequently, they agreed that this is the only way out of the situation, “the politician stressed.