Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said NATO membership remains a “strategic goal” and “an unwavering course” for his country.
Speaking to lawmakers at the opening of Ukraine’s new parliament session Tuesday, Poroshenko said Kyiv had reached an unprecedented and very close level of cooperation with alliance members.
The cooperation with NATO will continue to increase, expand and deepen until Ukraine fully meets the membership criteria, he said.
Ukraine conducts regular joint military exercises with NATO, but alliance members have said Ukraine’s recently-upgraded army remains far off the standards required for membership.
Some NATO members have expressed concern the Ukrainian leader’s assertion …read more
Source: Voice of America
