NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has indicated that Allied leaders have agreed to simplify the process of Ukraine’s future accession by agreeing to abolish the so-called Accession Action Plan (MAP).
Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenbergannounced that the leaders of the Atlantic Alliance on Tuesday agreed that they will invite Ukraine to join the organization if allies agree and if Kyiv meets the conditions.
Stoltenberg said at a press conference that NATO “will issue the invitation when allies agree and the conditions” necessary for Kyiv’s entry into the transatlantic organization have been met.
The Norwegian politician spoke out in favor of the media during the press conference meeting of Heads of State and Government of NATO to be held today and tomorrow in Vilnius.
When asked about the statements of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr ZelenskyAddressing the summit, Stoltenberg stressed that it is “absurd” that the alliance would not give an invitation date to his country, that the allies “decided today to send a strong, united and positive message to Ukraine of continued support, but also a positive message towards integration”.
Stoltenberg has indicated that the leaders of the allied countries also agreed today to simplify the process of Ukraine’s future accession to NATO by agreeing on the abolition of the so-called “Accession Action Plan” (MAP) for Ukraine.
That decision means that the Ukrainian government does not have to participate in a multi-year program to demonstrate that it has made the necessary military, economic and political reforms to join the military alliance.
Stoltenberg explained that by removing the requirement from the MAP, Ukraine’s accession process to NATO becomes a process “two steps” to a procedure “An”.
The Allies have also approved a new multi-year program that provides full guarantees interoperability of the Ukrainian armed forces with that of NATO.
In addition, the leaders agreed to raise the level of political relations through the establishment of the NATO-Ukraine Councila forum in which both parties will participate as equals.
More missiles and more military aid
On the other hand, the President of France, Emmanuel Macronannounced that Paris will supply long-range missiles to Ukraine to bolster Kiev’s defensive capabilities against the Russian invasion, a decision that was immediately criticized by Moscow.
For his part, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholtzalso announced a new military aid package to Kiev worth €700 million from Vilnius, while revealing that G7 members will issue a joint statement on long-term security commitments with Ukraine, with no further details.
Source: EITB
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