Russian President Vladimir Putin stated today that his American counterpart Joe Biden had proposed to him in 2021 to" postpone Ukraine's accession to NATO by 10-15 years ".
" In 2021, the current president Biden proposed to me exactly this: to postpone Ukraine's accession to NATO for 10-15 years, because the country was not yet ready ," Putin said during a press conference.
Membership in the North Atlantic Alliance has been a long-standing demand of Kiev, but Moscow considers Ukraine's accession to NATO a red line.
" I answered logically 'yes, (Ukraine) is not ready today. But you will prepare it to be ready and accept it (as a member) ," Putin added.
However , for Russia what is the difference. Today, tomorrow or after ten years? ", was the continuation of the Russian President's response to Biden at the time.
Kiev considers membership in the North Atlantic Alliance to be essential for security vis-à-vis Russia and seeks an invitation to join as soon as possible.
The Ukrainian leadership, however, has acknowledged that its accession could come after war with Russia, triggered by the Russian invasion in February 2022. (A2 Televizion)
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