KIEV, August 31 (RIA Novosti) – Kiev’s military operation against independence supporters in eastern Ukraine is not an obstacle to the country’s membership in NATO, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Danylo Lubkivsky said Sunday.
"It can be confirmed by experience and history of the alliance," Lubkivsky told Hromadske.tv broadcaster.
On Friday, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk introduced legislation to the country’s parliament to drop its “non-aligned bloc” status and renew its path to becoming a member of NATO.
According to NATO’s charter, a country cannot join the alliance if it has unresolved territorial disputes.
