The Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU, Ivanna
Klympush-Tsintsadze, who is also a member of the Ukraine-NATO
Interparliamentary Council, participated in the work of the Ukraine-NATO
Interparliamentary Council in Brussels as a member of the Verkhovna Rada
delegation.
She reported that the Ukrainian delegation had a very intensive exchange
of views with colleagues from member countries of the Alliance. They also
had several meetings with representatives of the NATO headquarters in
Brussels and the ambassadors of member states of the Alliance. “It was an
intensive exchange of views on strengthening the joint production of
weapons in the near future and joint purchases to help Ukraine. The
Ukrainian delegation, represented by PMs from different parties, conveyed
a unified position to increase awareness of the urgent need for aid to
Ukraine,” said Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze.
During the discussions, concern was expressed regarding the delay of the
US decision on aid to Ukraine and it was stated that the leadership in the
free world must be restored. “We all expressed our gratitude for the
countries helping us. We count on long-term and multilateral decisions on
assistance to Ukraine. We are all interested in sending Russia a clear
signal from the West that it should not expect the patience of the free
world in supporting Ukraine to be exhausted,” said the Chair of the
Committee.
According to Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Western colleagues had to be
reminded that the war in Ukraine had been lasting not for two years, but
almost for ten. “Unfortunately, limited aid and limited pressure on Russia
during the first eight years of the war triggered the full-scale attack.
Russia understands only the language of force. Providing Ukraine with all
types of weapons that are needed for planning military operations to
restore Ukraine's territorial integrity is an argument that will make
Russia realise that it cannot win this war,” Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
emphasised.
She also stated that Ukraine highly values bilateral agreements on
providing assistance to Ukraine, the first of which has already been
signed with Great Britain. “We expect that none of these agreements will
be a substitute for real security guarantees that only full membership in
NATO can provide. I hope that together we will use the time remaining
before the Alliance's Washington Summit to find a formula for launching
the process of inviting Ukraine to NATO,” said the Chair of the Committee.
She stated that the West should recognise that the result of this war must
be the strategic defeat of Russia. “If we all have the common vision, we
can stop Russia's destructive imperial plans,” concluded Ivanna
Klympush-Tsintsadze.