Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has dismissed Russian demand to "never join" the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as "illegitimate", highlighting "Russian aggression" against his country "as well as Georgia and Moldova".
In response to a WION question, FM Kuleba said, "although we consider Russian demands that Ukraine will never become a member of NATO unacceptable and illegitimate, our country does not stand against a dialogue between Russia and the West as such."
Moscow [Russia], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Ministry s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday said that Moscow confirms the upcoming January 12 meeting of the Russia-NATO Council and January 13 consultations between Russia and the OSCE.
Berlin [Germany], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is ready to organize a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12, a NATO official told the DPA News agency.