Fogh Rasmussen proposed to accept Ukraine into NATO without the occupied territories, the OP criticized him
Yermak says Ukraine will not compromise on territorial integrity and sovereignty
The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, has criticized former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's proposal to admit Ukraine to the alliance without the occupied territories.
This idea does not correspond to the principles on which Kyiv's policy is based, Yermak said in a speech at the Hudson Institute in Washington.
"This is Anders' opinion. He did not mention our principles because he knows about them. They are very clear and strong: no compromise on independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty. This is his opinion on how to take the first steps. He compares the situation with West and East Germany. It's hard to say, we have our own unique situation," Yermak said.
Yermak called Rasmussen's idea unrealizable.
"When I first read this article, my first impression was the same. I told this to my colleagues, with whom we work and have good results based on the declaration on security agreements developed in Vilnius. More than 40 countries have joined them. We have already started consultations on security assurance agreements," he added.
Rasmussen's proposal was previously commented on by Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the head of the Presidential Office.
"I like (sarcasm) the occasional strange proposals for resolving the conflict in Ukraine... For example, sometimes you can hear a strange assumption that Ukraine could easily join NATO... in parts," Podolyak wrote on Twitter.
He added that the only solution could be "only large-scale military and technological assistance to Ukraine."
In an interview with The Guardian, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen suggested that Ukraine should be accepted into the alliance without taking into account the territories temporarily occupied by Russia. According to Rasmussen, this decision will reduce the threat of conflict between NATO and Russia. The Secretary General emphasizes that Ukraine's "partial membership" will not lead to a freeze in hostilities and believes that such a step is necessary to send a clear message to Russia that it is unacceptable to violate NATO territory.
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