Meloni’s initiative to extend NATO’s Article 5 to Ukraine is pragmatic and logical - Stefanishyna
The initiative of the head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, to extend Article 5 of NATO to Ukraine without granting the country membership in the military alliance is pragmatic and logical.
As Censor.NET reports with reference to Interfax-Ukraine, the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine - Minister of Justice of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna said on the air of a national telethon.
"The initiative of the Italian Prime Minister Meloni is very pragmatic. Since Article 5 of the Washington Treaty on NATO has a specific infrastructure. There is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, there is NATO, there is the European Command of the North Atlantic Alliance - there is a full-fledged infrastructure that is formed to ensure the fulfillment of the terms of the treaty, including in the event of the application of Article 5," she said.
Stefanishyna noted that Maloni's proposal seems absolutely logical, since in combination with decisions on the European presence in Ukraine, the most logical thing would be to apply Article 5.
"Of course, if such an initiative is considered, if there is no consensus on its application, there will be a similar format that will not be under the NATO umbrella. This is not a critical position, but in my opinion, her proposal is absolutely pragmatic, not populist or political, it has a very pragmatic background," Stefanishyna added.
Also remind, earlier, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposed to extend the effect of NATO's Article 5 on collective security without membership in the Alliance to Ukraine.
