“We hear statements that Russia does not have the right to vote in relations between Ukraine and NATO, but at the same time we hear behind closed doors and muted microphones that this is not the best time for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration, since“ we must reckon with Russia, ” - said Kuleba at a press conference in Vilnius, the broadcast was on the page of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Facebook.
According to him, the Ukrainian side understands that "this is how politics works."
At the same time, he urged not to blame Ukraine for the lack of reforms.
Earlier, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, James Appathurai, said that the implementation of reforms cannot guarantee Ukraine's membership in NATO.