<span style=”font-weight:600″>Stoltenberg: For Ukraine to join NATO, we need guarantees that Russia will not attack again
4 April 2024 18:11
In addition to his previous assurances about Ukraine’s future membership in NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has made a new important clarification. As you know, he had previously stated that Ukraine would become a NATO member when its war with Russia is over. Now, in addition to this, the Alliance needs guarantees that Russia will not attack again after that. He made this statement at a press conference on Wednesday, 3 April, according to Komersant ukrainskyi 
“We have a clear commitment that Ukraine should become a member. But we must also realise that when this war ends, there must be some guarantees that it is really over, that it is not just a pause when Russia will regain its strength, rest, regroup and attack again. We have already seen this… So when this war is over, we have to be sure that it is really over, that it is over,”
– said the Alliance Secretary General.
He did not specify who should provide these guarantees and to whom. However, once they are in place, then NATO will guarantee Ukraine’s security. But only after Ukraine’s own defence system is able to cope with Russia on its own.
“Therefore, we have to help Ukraine build their own defence to deter Russian aggression. But we will also need security guarantees. And, of course, the absolute security guarantee will be Article 5 and NATO membership,” he said,
– he said, already referring to Ukraine’s accession.
“Festival of security agreements”
So far, Ukraine has been seeking security guarantees from its partners at the “Festival of Security Agreements”, when Western countries guarantee our security under bilateral agreements such as the Budapest Memorandum. Ukraine has already signed such agreements with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands and Finland. Under these agreements, these states pledge to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian threat with finance, weapons and humanitarian aid.
The United States and Poland may be among the next signatories, as it is known that the government is negotiating with these countries.
For example, the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, said that two rounds of talks between Ukraine and the US had already taken place on the content and content of the relevant agreement with the US government.
Ukraine is desperately trying to gain the support of the world. In particular, the following 5 points of the Ukrainian Formula for Peace were presented at this year’s Davos Economic Forum.
