Statements by Russian officials about ephemeral threats from Ukraine are a product of a distorted perception of reality.

This is stated in the commentary of the Speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko, transferred to the "

" We view the Alliance not only as an umbrella of security, but also as a space of common democratic values.. Further development of cooperation with NATO depends solely on the will of our state and the members of the Alliance.

And in this dialogue, the Russian Federation does not have the right to vote, "

On the eve of the Russian Foreign Ministry Speaker Maria Zakharova said that "

She once again declared about "

" To do this, we need to stop coming up with reasons to avoid meetings within the existing negotiation formats, start in good faith to implement the Minsk agreements and the agreements of the leaders of the Normandy format, "

Earlier, the Speaker of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Ukraine's accession to NATO is the worst scenario for Russia..

In response, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba noted that Ukraine is not interested in Russia's opinion on joining NATO..

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia should not be afraid of Ukraine's potential accession to NATO, since the process of expanding the Alliance has always led only to the strengthening of peace.