BELGRADE, 12 July. /TASS/. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the absence of a specific plan for Ukraine’s entry into the North Atlantic Alliance following the NATO summit in Vilnius is not indicative, since the West is preparing “big gifts” for Kiev by the end of 2023.
“This is a job for big forces,” Vučić said, answering a question from journalists about the results of the NATO summit for Ukraine. “They are preparing serious and wonderful things for Ukraine, big gifts by the end of the year, especially with regard to the European Union.”
At the end of the first day of the NATO summit in Vilnius on July 11, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the final statement, which states that an invitation to NATO will be sent to Ukraine after an agreement is reached between the allies, “when all conditions are met.” According to him, the conditions for Ukraine’s entry into NATO will be assessed by the member countries of the alliance. Speaking about the conditions, Stoltenberg stressed that Ukraine must modernize and reform its defense and security institutions. He also stressed that NATO never names a time frame in the process of countries joining the alliance.
Source : TACC
