Talks about Ukraine's accession to NATO in exchange for giving up part of Ukrainian territories are absolutely unacceptable. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oleh Nikolenko, on Facebook, commenting on the words of Stian Jenssen, the head of the NATO Secretary General's Office, who suggested that Ukraine could become a member of the Alliance in exchange for "giving up" part of its territory.
"We have always assumed that the Alliance, like Ukraine, does not trade territories. The conscious or unconscious participation of NATO officials in shaping the narrative regarding the possibility of Ukraine's giving up its territories plays into the hands of russia. Instead, it is in the interests of Euro-Atlantic security to discuss ways to accelerate Ukraine's victory and full NATO membership", - stated the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"We are committed to further productive cooperation with the NATO Secretariat to achieve these goals", - Nikolenko emphasized.
Davyd Arakhamia, the head of the parliamentary faction Servant of the People stated that "talks about giving up our territories in exchange for anything only encourage aggression".