Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing to join NATO as soon as possible after the war to protect against future aggression.
NATO is waiting for Kyiv to take further steps to overcome corruption before starting negotiations on membership in the organization. The Telegraph reported this on Tuesday, July 2, citing an unnamed senior US State Department official.
As the newspaper notes, corruption has hindered the latest negotiations between NATO member countries on whether to offer Ukraine a specific timetable for joining the Western military alliance.
The Telegraph writes that Ukraine has been plagued by corruption, especially in its armed forces, since the fall of the Soviet Union.
“As part of the fight against corruption, Zelensky fired the military leaders involved in the defense procurement. And while Kyiv continues reforms, we want to congratulate them, we want to talk about the additional measures that need to be taken. do, especially in the fight against corruption This is a priority for many of us at this table,” said the newspaper source.
As the authors of the article note, citing a representative of the Pentagon, diplomats and NATO officials have given Ukraine a list of reforms required for membership in the Alliance.
“This is something NATO is doing quietly and quietly and is helping them get closer to membership,” the source added.
Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky said that the United States does not support inviting Ukraine to NATO. This is done so as not to irritate the head of the Russian regime, Vladimir Putin.
Earlier, Biden named the condition for Ukraine’s entry into the Alliance.
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Source: korrespondent
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