“No one says that Ukraine will join NATO in the near future,” RIA Novosti quotes her statement.
According to Joana, the country needs to carry out many internal reforms.
She stressed that the North Atlantic Alliance supports Kiev, but will not take part in hostilities in the country.
Previously, Joana has already reported that there is no consensus on Ukraine's membership in the alliance.
As The New York Times wrote earlier, the United States needs to postpone for decades the initiative for Ukraine to join NATO.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously spoke about the risk of a large-scale conflict in Europe due to Ukraine's involvement in NATO.