a minute agoRussia recognises Ukraine “sovereign right” to join the EU
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(a year ago)Kremlin said on Tuesday that it is Ukrainian's sovereign right to decide whether to join the European Union and that Moscow does not intend to dictate Kiev's approach to the issue. When asked if Ukraine could one day become part of the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: [...]
Kremlin said on Tuesday that it is Ukrainian's sovereign right to decide whether to join the European Union and that Moscow does not intend to dictate Kiev's approach to the issue.
When asked if Ukraine could become part of the European Union one day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “This is the sovereign right of any state”, news agency reports. “.
We're talking about integration and economic integration processes and here, of course, no one can dictate anything to any state, and we're not going to do that” Peskov added.
However, he said Russia's position is different when it comes to Ukraine's membership in military alliances.
“is a completely different position, of course, on security-related issues linked to defence or military alliances” He said the Kremlin's spokesman.
Russia has repeatedly demanded that Ukraine give up ambition for NATO membership, citing the goal as a risk to its security.
NATO countries have not extended an invitation to Ukraine for membership, nor have they mentioned the timeline when membership could occur.
