NATO can intervene more actively in any format than just making statements, Podoliak said
Mykhailo Podoliak .
Ukraine , Ukrainegate , 22 , March , 2022 | Political News
The NATO bloc could assess the risks of what Russia is doing more intensively and intervene more actively in any format. This was stated by adviser to the head of the President’s Office Mykhailo Podoliak in an interview with BBC News Ukraine .
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“Today, 10 million people have left their homes. People are fleeing the war, that’s understandable, because the cities are firing rockets. And we say to NATO: let’s close the sky, for example, let’s make sure that there is no genocide of civilians, these are objective things, “Podoliak said.
He noted that Ukraine does not say that NATO should intervene in the war by land, where the armed forces of one country against the armed forces of another country.
“But let’s solve some humanitarian problems, because this is an aspect of European security. And what we got – you do not close the sky for us, you stand aside, at this time 10 million people are looking for a place to live, 3 million have already gone abroad. This is a humanitarian catastrophe in Europe. And then we ask, why do we need the OSCE, NATO – to say that this is bad and all? Therefore, we believe that the NATO bloc could more intensively assess the risks of what Russia is doing and intervene more actively in any format. And not just to make public statements that Ukraine cannot be in NATO yet. After all, any such statement encourages Russia to take more aggressive action against Ukraine. And we want that not to happen. Hence the skepticism, “Podoliak said.
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He noted that all that concerns what security guarantees will be discussed, what will be the relationship with NATO – is speculation today.
“There is no concrete structure built today that would clearly say that these are Ukraine’s interests and they must be guaranteed. These speculations are also used by the Russian Federation, and this does not help us in the negotiation process or in defending the interests of Ukraine, “Podoliak said.
Addition
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that NATO does not want to go to war with Russia, that is why it does not accept Ukraine. And that Ukraine must make this decision, but constantly remind the bloc that there are other security guarantees.
Source: Ukrgate
