The application is requested to be considered in an expedited manner.
Ukraine today applies for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance in an expedited manner. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
“De facto, we have already made our way to NATO. Today, Ukraine is applying to make it de jure. In a process that is consistent with our value in protecting our entire community. In an accelerated manner,” President Zelenskyi said.
He added that Ukraine is taking its decisive step by signing Ukraine's application for accelerated accession to NATO.
Zelenskyi added that Ukraine has already proven compatibility with Alliance standards, which proved to be real both on the battlefield and in all other aspects of interaction.
“We trust each other, we help each other, and we protect each other. This is what the Alliance is,” he noted.
He added that Ukraine is taking its decisive step by signing Ukraine's application for accelerated accession to NATO.
Zelensky indicated that the legal joining NATO is the actual fixation of what the country has already achieved in practice.
“Today, Ukraine is submitting an application to make it de jure. In a process that is consistent with our value in protecting our entire community. In an expedited manner. We know it's possible. We have seen Finland and Sweden start joining the Alliance this year without a Membership Action Plan. This is fair. It is also fair for Ukraine. This is the consolidation at the level of the agreement of what has already been achieved in life and what are our values,” the president said.
Zelensky added that Ukraine understands that the decision on membership requires the consensus of all members of the Alliance, which still needs to be achieved.
“And therefore, while this is happening, we propose to implement our proposals regarding security guarantees for Ukraine and the whole of Europe in accordance with the Kyiv Security Compact, which was developed and presented to our partners. Security has no alternatives. But determination is needed to guarantee it,” he noted.
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We note that Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine by a decision of the Verkhovna Rada on February 7, 2019. .
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