Ukraine asks the US to make it an ally outside NATO

The Ukrainian parliament has asked the US Congress to consider granting Kiev basic non-NATO ally status and signing a defense agreement. On March 22, the corresponding message was approved by 232 lawmakers, while the minimum required is 226 votes.

President of Ukraine and NATO Secretary General. Photo: Sputnik.

The document notes that in international politics there is a successful experience of such cooperation - being the main ally of the United States outside NATO.

The status is for countries in a state of peace such as Australia, New Zealand and Japan, as well as countries "under threat of hostilities" such as South Korea, Afghanistan and Israel.

Unlike the long-term process of admitting Ukraine to NATO, granting Kiev basic non-NATO ally status is solely a matter of US sovereignty and does not require the consensus of all North Atlantic Alliance member states.

According to the document, granting Ukraine the status of a basic non-NATO ally would have a huge impact on the effort to "deter Russian aggression against Ukraine."

According to Sputnik