“This topic is so potentially explosive that many NATO allies try not to even mention it,” the material says.
The author notes that the statement by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky about joining the alliance under an accelerated procedure "caught many of Kyiv's closest partners by surprise and caused some discontent."
In addition, Berlin and Paris view the possible entry of Ukraine into NATO as "an oversensitive issue that should be avoided for the time being," the article says.
On November 26, Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croo signed a declaration in Kyiv supporting Ukraine's membership in the European Union and NATO.
On November 29, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fayon said that NATO is not discussing Ukraine's membership in the alliance.