Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief has stated that the country will "never" join NATO, and criticized the alliance's military capabilities and doctrine.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief has stated that the country will “never” join NATO, and criticized the alliance’s military capabilities and doctrine. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valery Zaluzhnyi, has reportedly told a meeting of fellow Ukrainian ambassadors that Ukraine will “never” join NATO, suggesting the country was strung along with “fairy tales” of imminent membership for over a decade during his prior military career. KEY QUOTE: “I know NATO really well. For about 12 years, I personally worked on making sure we met NATO standards, and every year I heard fairy tales about how we would join NATO any day now. Unfortunately,…Open
