Negotiations in Geneva ended ahead of schedule. “There is nothing to discuss here” - Putin on Ukraine in NATO
Russia's position regarding the prospects for Ukraine's accession to NATO has not changed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said this at a press conference following the results of Russian-American negotiations in Geneva, which ended earlier than expected, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The topic of Ukraine was touched upon. I can’t say in great detail, but as far as I understand President Biden, he agrees that the Minsk agreements should be the basis for the settlement in South-East Ukraine.
Regarding Ukraine's possible entry into NATO, this topic was touched upon in passing; there is, perhaps, nothing to discuss here. In general terms, something like this,” said Vladimir Putin.
Earlier, State Duma deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov said that It is unacceptable for Russia for Ukraine to join NATO.
“The main thing is that this is unacceptable for us. Here even the position of the West is not so important, so Russia warns that There is not a single scenario in which Ukraine will be in NATO, there is simply no such scenario - or then there will be no Ukraine.
Most likely, in this case, Ukraine will not exist, it seems to me, as a sovereign state in the form it exists now, because this option is unacceptable for us,” Nikonov said.
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