Ukraine in the EU and NATO - Putin’s legacy.
Kyiv Independent reports (14 April):
“According to NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana, Ukraine will definitely join NATO in the future, so long as political conditions are met...
...Preconditions for Ukraine to join the organization include having a “robust military, democracy, and economy.”...
...Ukraine formally applied to join NATO in September 2022.”
Kyiv Independent reports (21 April):
“Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the chair of the NATO Military Committee, visited Kyiv on March 21, the first time a NATO military delegation has visited Kyiv since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Bauer gave a speech at the Kyiv Security Forum, in which he said that his visit “is testament to the fact that NATO and Ukraine are closer than they have ever been.”...
...Bauer told reporters in January that civilians in NATO countries should be prepared for the prospect of an all-out war with Russia in the next 20 years.
“We have to realize it’s not a given that we are in peace. And that’s why we (NATO) are preparing for a conflict with Russia,” he added.”