On November 3, ambassadors to NATO of 10 member states of the North Atlantic Alliance visited Ukraine.
It became known about the visit, which was not disclosed publicly, from the office of the vice-prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Olga Stefanishyna.
The delegation of ambassadors consisted of representatives of Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Romania and the Czech Republic. As part of the visit, the group visited Bucha and Gostomel.
During the meeting with Stefanishyna, the parties discussed the priority needs and Ukraine's application for membership in NATO. It was also about the planning of aid to Ukraine through the Comprehensive Aid Package, as well as its financing through the NATO Trust Fund. Separately, we focused on security guarantees of Ukraine within the framework of the Kyiv Security Treaty.
"I am glad to finally welcome you to Kyiv. Preparations took some time, but our team made every effort to make this important visit happen. We are grateful to the Allies for their unwavering support to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war, great attention has been paid to bilateral military and non-military cooperation. Today is the time to talk about more long-term systemic planning and what role NATO can play in coordinating such efforts.
During the conversation, she emphasized that the seven political criteria from the European Commission, which Ukraine must fulfill in order to start negotiations on EU membership, in particular regarding the rule of law, also correspond to the reforms required by NATO.
We will remind you that the leaders of NATO countries approved the comprehensive aid package for Ukraine at the summit in Madrid.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced in September that Ukraine was officially applying for NATO membership after Vladimir Putin said he would annex four Ukrainian regions.