Sunak confident Ukraine can become NATO member

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes Ukraine will join NATO in the future, adding that the allies can already work on the rapprochement.

That’s according to Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrinform reports.

"I agree with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, who said that Ukraine will become a member of NATO. But we also need to focus on the current situation. For me, this means ensuring that we have a plan to continue supporting Ukrainian security, not only immediately but also in the long term," the British prime minister said at a meeting with Ukrainian journalists.

He explained that "part of this is the training we are conducting".

"This is a good example of what you want to do. Because ideally, on the way to NATO membership, it is necessary to provide Ukraine with more standard NATO equipment as well as to ensure the interoperability of all the forces of different countries and how they use this equipment, the training of Ukrainian pilots in NATO tactics is also part of this process. These are the things we can work on right now, and we should work on strengthening Ukraine's security in the long term," Sunak said.

According to the British prime minister, he conveyed to partners and allies that this discussion "needs to be conducted."

"We have to make sure we're talking about Ukraine's long-term future, and that means, as I said, providing more standard NATO equipment, finding ways to increase operational readiness, and really making sure we're thinking about Ukraine's long-term defense needs, especially things like air defense, for example, and other things. These are all the conversations I want to have with our allies," Sunak said.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, a recent poll shows over two-thirds of Ukrainians (69%) do not think it is possible to start peace negotiations with Russia on the condition that Ukraine refuses to join NATO.

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