Medvedev questioned Ukraine’s accession to the EU without NATO membership

Dmitry Medvedev: to get into the EU, Ukraine will need to become a member of NATO

Russia is not against Ukraine’s accession to the EU, “it would be an honor to be offered”, but experience shows that it will first need to get into NATO, Medvedev believes

Ukraine will not be able to join the European Union without the consent of NATO and membership in the alliance, such an opinion expressed Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in his Telegram channel.

“There is one hitch: the experience of recent years with Montenegro and Macedonia shows that entry into the EU occurs only through NATO,” Medvedev wrote.

According to Medvedev, Washington is in command of Brussels. “Therefore, the question is: how to join the EU without NATO membership? Without the consent of the senior partner and entry into the main … alliance. No answer. Today, it turns out, no way,” the deputy chairman of the Security Council believes.

At the same time, Medvedev noted that Russia is not against Ukraine’s accession to the EU. “Our position is known to Ukrainians: if there is such a desire, join, it would be an honor to be offered,” he added.