Kyiv's accession to NATO possible only after war - Italian foreign minister

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said that Ukraine will join NATO only after the end of the war with Moscow.

That's according to La Repubblica, Ukrinform reports.

"I believe that the right choice is to give life to a NATO-Ukraine Council to prepare the ground for future membership which will necessarily have to take place after the war," he said on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius.

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The NATO summit will take place in Vilnius on July 11-12. During the summit, Ukraine wants to receive clear security guarantees and a clear perspective of membership in the Alliance.

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