On November 17, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba took part in the online conference “The Road to the Warsaw Security Forum”, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reports.
As part of a discussion panel on the Black Sea region security, in which the minister took part with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu, the moderator asked Kuleba whether Ukraine is seeking to obtain a NATO Membership Action Plan.
“The only alternative to granting Ukraine a Membership Action Plan is Ukraine’s membership in NATO,” the minister stressed, recalling that most Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to NATO, and this support is growing from year to year.
According to the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, NATO’s eastern flank should actively interact with Ukraine and Georgia, both seeking to become members of the Alliance and guarantee the security of Europe, in particular the Black Sea region.
“We are all natural allies in the Black Sea. Ukraine will welcome all instruments and formats for strengthening NATO’s presence in the Black Sea region, which will also include active involvement of Ukraine and Georgia,” Kuleba said.
The Minister is also convinced that the involvement of Ukraine in the Bucharest Nine format, in a format acceptable to all parties could contribute to the additional development of the Central European region and the strengthening of the security of the Black Sea region.
“We need to perceive the Black Sea as a space of our common responsibility. Regardless of the length of the coast, the capabilities of the naval forces or the volume of trade. The Black Sea is our common responsibility and we must all be committed to the prosperity and security of the region,” he stressed.
Kuleba also informed about the threats of the growing militarization of the temporarily occupied Crimea and separately drew attention to the possible deployment of nuclear weapons by Russia on the peninsula.
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