U.S. Department of State: NATOs door remains open to Ukraine – Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news

Ukraine has an opportunity to join the North Atlantic Alliance, and to do so it must carry out the necessary reforms to meet NATO requirements and standards.

Biden administration remains to committed to ensuring that NATOs door remains open to aspirants when theyre ready and able to meet the commitments and obligations, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker said at a briefing on April 30, commenting on Ukraines Euro-Atlantic integration prospects.

According to him, the United States is certainly committed to ensuring that a country like Ukraine can work to meet those standards.

As Reeker noted, Ukraine performs an annual national program that allows to cooperate with NATO and has an enhanced operational partnership status, which also gives a series of opportunities. A lot of that, the U.S. Department representative emphasized, involves Ukraine continuing to implement deep, comprehensive reforms.

Thats part of the necessary effort in building a more stable, democratic, and prosperous and free Ukraine. And so well continue to work with them [Ukraine] in all of those areas, he said.

As reported, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to make a visit to Kyiv on May 5-6 to meet with the senior leadership of the state. Ukraines NATO membership prospect is expected to be one of the topics of talks.

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