The Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU, Ivanna
Klympush-Tsintsadze, welcomed the decision of the Washington Summit
stating that Ukraine's full membership in NATO is irreversible. The
document, adopted by all Alliance members, states that they will continue
to support Ukraine on its path to full Euro-Atlantic integration,
including NATO membership. At the same time, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
believes that this decision should contain specific time frames and a
clear roadmap for Ukraine's accession. The allies' hesitancy will only
strengthen Putin's determination in his aggression against Ukraine and the
free world. “He will use every opportunity to deepen discrepancies within
the Alliance regarding Ukraine. The war can last indefinitely,” said the
Chair of the Committee.
She is convinced that Russia would swallow Ukraine's membership in the
Alliance the same way as the membership of Finland and Sweden. “Seeing the
absolute unity, clarity, strength and concentration of NATO partners
around Ukraine, Russia would be forced to accept it,” said the Chair of
the Committee.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze believes that Ukraine and its allies should
work together to change the perception of those who still believe that
they can influence the escalation or de-escalation of the war in Ukraine.
According to the Chair of the Committee, Russia does not need pretexts for
the escalation. It makes them itself, and the hesitancy of the West only
helps it.
Instead, NATO members should work to make the Alliance even stronger
globally, and not just as a Euro-Atlantic player. Dictatorships can only
be opposed at the global level, the Chair of the Committee is convinced.