Ukraine's EU and NATO Membership Guarantees Europe's Security for Decades — Ukraine's Foreign Minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has underlined that Ukraine's accession to the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance will complete the reshaping of the world's security architecture and guarantee the security of the European continent for decades.

The head of Ukrainian diplomacy has reminded at the ministerial event of the Adriatic Charter at the invitation of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedoniaб Bujar Osmani, about the role of the organisation in the accession of the Balkan states to NATO, stressing that Ukraine, which is also on the way to NATO membership, understands the importance of this tool.

Kuleba emphasised that Ukraine is currently a donor of security for the entire Euro-Atlantic community, restraining the full-scale Russian aggression.

"The reality is that Ukraine's accession to NATO is in the interests of both our country and the Alliance itself. Ukrainian strength, resilience and courage will significantly contribute to collective security, as well as a large, battle-hardened and interoperable Ukrainian army," he emphasised.

The minister also expressed hope that the July NATO summit in Vilnius will make a clear decision that the Alliance wants to see Ukraine in its composition.

"Ukraine's EU and NATO membership will complete the reformatting of the global security architecture and guarantee the security of the European continent for the next decades," Kuleba said.

The Adriatic Charter was signed in 2003 to help the Balkan countries join NATO. The organisation includes the USA, Croatia, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia and Kosovo have the status of observers.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's ambition is to advance towards NATO membership as much as possible (Ukr) at the summit in Vilnius July 11-12.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the Alliance should propose further steps for Ukraine's membership (Ukr) at the summit - in particular, strategic security guarantees on its path to Euro-Atlantic integration.