Media learned about the long search for consensus on Ukraine's invitation to NATO

It will take many months to reach a consensus on inviting Ukraine to NATO. This was reported by Reuters on December 3, citing a senior diplomat of the alliance.

"It will take weeks and months to reach a consensus," the diplomat said.

He noted that the meeting of NATO foreign ministers will be held in Brussels on December 3-4 and will discuss the strengthening of Ukrainian positions in 2025. In addition, the diplomat added that this could be achieved by increasing the supply of weapons.

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Earlier, on November 29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose term of office expired in May, said in an interview with the British TV channel Sky News that he might agree to a cease-fire and give up some territories in exchange for Ukraine's membership in NATO.

Later, on December 2, it was reported that the meeting of NATO foreign ministers would not reach an agreement on inviting Ukraine to the alliance. In addition, it is noted that Kiev has made it clear to Western countries that it will need "at least $120bn" by 2025. This exceeds the amount previously agreed at the NATO summit in Washington.

In turn, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Ukraine's membership in NATO is unacceptable for Russia because it is a threatening development. According to him, the security of one country cannot be ensured to the detriment of the security of another state.

Ukraine applied to join NATO on an accelerated basis on September 30, 2022. At the time, Zelenskyy said that in fact the country was already in the alliance and met its standards.