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24 January 2023, 15:04
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's
Integration into the EU, said this during the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO
Inter-Parliamentary Council.
According to her, it’s very important that the Alliance adheres to unity in the issue of support to Ukraine, although main decisions on military aid are made and coordinated in the much broader Ramstein format. At the meeting, it was announced that the latest Ramstein summits raised the assistance to Ukraine to a new level. ‘We reaffirmed that we must be one step ahead of Russia, and not only help Ukraine to respond to Russia's new attacks,’ said the Chair of the Committee. According to her, all partners within the Alliance are aware that Ukraine needs to liberate its territories, and that the outcome of this war will define the security of both the European continent and the world. ‘Therefore, our partners are determined to continue increasing their assistance to Ukraine,’ Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said.
According to her, the Ukrainian delegation raised the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO: ‘Surely, we understand that this decision cannot be made before the end of the war, but we have to determine the priority steps that Ukraine should take like it was the case with the candidate conditions for membership in the European Union. It will allow us to claim a political decision, like the one for Sweden and Finland.’
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze reported that many friends of Ukraine insist that a clear signal should be given regarding the next steps for inviting Ukraine to the Alliance at the next summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 this year: ‘Surely, we understand that there are many countries which believe that today the main priority should be to provide various types of assistance to Ukraine so that it can survive and preserve itself as a country and maintain its territorial integrity. This priority is crucial. However, I see membership in the North Atlantic Alliance as the only guarantee of our future security.’
Also, according to the Chair of the Committee, it is necessary to maintain high support of the assistance to Ukraine by the general public. It requires additional efforts within the societies in different countries to raise awareness of this war and to disseminate the truth about the atrocities and crimes of the Russian Federation. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze also emphasised that despite the real tectonic transformations, which are taking place in many NATO member countries and the change in their policy towards Ukraine, even more efforts should be made to speed up the assistance to Ukraine. Prompt response for Ukraine means saving people's lives, which are the greatest values.
Ukraine's partners, according to Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, hope that Ukraine, paying an incredibly high price for its freedom and for the security and future of the continent, will further strengthen its democratic institutions, democratic practices and will continue the declared reform course.
The Ukrainian delegation also raised questions about the need to train Ukrainian pilots and consider the issue of providing fighter jets and long-range weapons, which would enable Ukraine to destroy effectively enemy's logistics supply chains. Also, the deputies insisted on increasing the number of air defences to be able to stop the terror of Russia against the civilian population of Ukraine.
Moreover, within the framework of the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Inter-Parliamentary Council, the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Oleksandr Kornienko presented to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg a Certificate of Honour of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze: ‘We have to determine the priority steps that Ukraine should take to join NATO’
According to her, it’s very important that the Alliance adheres to unity in the issue of support to Ukraine, although main decisions on military aid are made and coordinated in the much broader Ramstein format. At the meeting, it was announced that the latest Ramstein summits raised the assistance to Ukraine to a new level. ‘We reaffirmed that we must be one step ahead of Russia, and not only help Ukraine to respond to Russia's new attacks,’ said the Chair of the Committee. According to her, all partners within the Alliance are aware that Ukraine needs to liberate its territories, and that the outcome of this war will define the security of both the European continent and the world. ‘Therefore, our partners are determined to continue increasing their assistance to Ukraine,’ Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said.
According to her, the Ukrainian delegation raised the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO: ‘Surely, we understand that this decision cannot be made before the end of the war, but we have to determine the priority steps that Ukraine should take like it was the case with the candidate conditions for membership in the European Union. It will allow us to claim a political decision, like the one for Sweden and Finland.’
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze reported that many friends of Ukraine insist that a clear signal should be given regarding the next steps for inviting Ukraine to the Alliance at the next summit in Vilnius on July 11-12 this year: ‘Surely, we understand that there are many countries which believe that today the main priority should be to provide various types of assistance to Ukraine so that it can survive and preserve itself as a country and maintain its territorial integrity. This priority is crucial. However, I see membership in the North Atlantic Alliance as the only guarantee of our future security.’
Also, according to the Chair of the Committee, it is necessary to maintain high support of the assistance to Ukraine by the general public. It requires additional efforts within the societies in different countries to raise awareness of this war and to disseminate the truth about the atrocities and crimes of the Russian Federation. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze also emphasised that despite the real tectonic transformations, which are taking place in many NATO member countries and the change in their policy towards Ukraine, even more efforts should be made to speed up the assistance to Ukraine. Prompt response for Ukraine means saving people's lives, which are the greatest values.
Ukraine's partners, according to Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, hope that Ukraine, paying an incredibly high price for its freedom and for the security and future of the continent, will further strengthen its democratic institutions, democratic practices and will continue the declared reform course.
The Ukrainian delegation also raised questions about the need to train Ukrainian pilots and consider the issue of providing fighter jets and long-range weapons, which would enable Ukraine to destroy effectively enemy's logistics supply chains. Also, the deputies insisted on increasing the number of air defences to be able to stop the terror of Russia against the civilian population of Ukraine.
Moreover, within the framework of the meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Inter-Parliamentary Council, the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Oleksandr Kornienko presented to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg a Certificate of Honour of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.