Estonian Prime Minister: Ukraine will join NATO, but not before war ends

NATO can become a guarantee of Ukraine's security, but the country's membership in the Alliance is possible only after the end of the war.  Source: Kaja Kallas, head of the Estonian government, reports European Pravda with a reference to ERR. Kallas visited Kyiv this week and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

According to her, the Ukrainian president is most concerned about the supply of ammunition and weapons, as well as about joining NATO and the EU. "They (Ukrainians - ed.) have applied, and NATO must respond to this application. If we are talking about providing Ukraine with security guarantees, then the only security guarantee that works is membership in NATO," Kallas said in the RINGVAADE program on ETV.

She stressed that Estonia convinced other member states of the need to provide Ukraine with a clear prospect of membership, but after the war is over. 

"We are trying to convince our allies why such a clear perspective should be provided to Ukraine after the war's end so that these signals are clear. And, on the other hand, we tell Ukraine what they also need to do in their rhetoric or persuasion actions to move in this direction," Kallas explained. Recently, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia called for security guarantees for Ukraine even before joining NATO.

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Meanwhile, the leaders of the Baltic States called for ensuring security at the Vilnius summit and concrete progress on Ukraine's accession to NATO. 

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