“As for Ukraine, I do not think that such a question now arises. Russia is in conflict with Ukraine. I don’t think it would be interesting for NATO to include Ukraine right now in the alliance, given that they are in conflict with Russia, ”he said, speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum.
According to him, the West "does not want to conflict with Russia and does not want a war with it."
“The very idea of NATO, in principle, was to avoid and deter the war with Russia,” he said.
Earlier, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly announced a serious risk that Ukraine might not achieve full compliance with NATO standards by the end of 2020.
October 25, it became known about the agreements between Ukraine and NATO to create a new format of cooperation.