WSJ: the draft treaty between Russia and Ukraine allowed membership in the EU, not NATO

2024-03-01T13:33:52.472Z

Highlights: WSJ: the draft treaty between Russia and Ukraine allowed membership in the EU, not NATO. Russia also insisted on the equal use of Russian and Ukrainian languages ​​in the courts and government, but Kiev refused to sign this clause. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was previously unable to clarify the date of Ukraine's accession to NATO. According to Vladimir Zelensky, countries opposing Ukraine’s entry into NATO “humiliate and betray” it. The Wall Street Journal reports that the document noted that the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO is excluded.

The draft peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine in April 2022 noted that Kyiv could seek EU membership.