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Ambassador of Germany proclaims that the doors to NATO are opened for Ukraine

Honorable ambassador of Germany in Ukraine Reinhardt Shaffer reported that the doors to NATO are opened for Ukraine. It was told during the meeting with the journalisits in the center of political forecasting of the newspaper “Vysoky Zamok” (“High Castle”). “Summerizing the position I would like to tell that there are perspectives of Ukraine to enter NATO, The door is opened and it is only about Ukraine when it is going to enter it” - he admitted.

The Ambassador mentioned that he doesn't see the sense that Ukraine having the status of member could become a full rights member of block in a couple of months. “I do not see the sense that Ukraine can become a member of NATO in several months. We see a great sense in the fact that Ukraine can deepen the practical collaboration with NATO thus approaching NATO and EU. But it should be made seriously. At the same time the informative campaign should be carried out as for the popularization of NATO in the country” - he added.

At the same time the Ambassador noted that the problem of Ukraine entering NATO has also other two aspects. The first one lies in the purpose of struggle with lack of information of the population and reaction of Russia. As for the second one Shaffer added that every new NATO member can not have any unsolved problems with neighbors, so the communications with Russia are absolutely normal thing. “Taking into consideration the fact that the insertion of new member provides the stability of all block the problems or conflicts with neighbors are to be solved. It doesn’t mean whether Russia like or dislikes Ukraine entering NATO but that the block has to discuss problems of membership with such a large neighbor as Russia” -Shaffer told.

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