The head of the staff of the NATO Secretary General Stian Jensen called his preliminary statements that Ukraine could join the North Atlantic Alliance in exchange for giving up some of its territories erroneous.
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Earlier, during a public discussion in Norway, Jensen suggested that Ukraine could make territorial concessions for security reasons. These words provoked a sharp reaction from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, whose spokesman Oleg Nikolenko called such statements unacceptable.
My statement about this war was made in the framework of a general discussion about possible future scenarios for Ukraine, and I should not have spoken in such a way. It was a mistake, Jenssen told the Norwegian edition of VG on Wednesday.
NATO officials also told Radio Liberty that Jenssen’s words were a mistake.
In a new interview with VG, the NATO chief of staff explained the context in which his statements about possible concessions to Ukraine were made.
If I also want to emphasize, if we reach the moment when it is possible to negotiate, the military situation at the front, the territory, the question of who controls what, will certainly be the main one. And he will be crucial to the eventual outcome of this war,” the official said. “That is why it is very important for us to support the Ukrainians and provide them with everything they need.
NATO’s previous words about concessions were criticized by adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine (Office of the President) Mykhailo Podolyak.
According to him, the option in which Ukraine gives up part of the territory is a triumph for Vladimir Putin.
It is obvious that if the paths do not suffer a crushing defeat, the political regime in Russia does not change, and the war criminals are not punished, the war will definitely return with Russia’s increased appetites,” he said.
Source: Racurs
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