On the same day Russia reiterated its goal of keeping neighboring Ukraine from joining NATO, the military alliance's chief issued a defiant retort.
“Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday on his first visit to Kyiv since the war began nearly 14 months ago.
In a news conference alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stoltenberg pledged NATO's continued support and said the two leaders discussed a program that would help Ukraine "transition from Soviet-era equipment and doctrines to NATO standards.''
Stoltenberg has steadfastly endorsed Ukraine's eventual accession to NATO, but no pathway or timetable for membership has been set. Zelenskyy pushed for a roadmap, in addition to military aid in the form of fighter jets, artillery and armored equipment.
“The time has come for the leaders to define the prospects of Ukraine’s acquisition of NATO membership ... and to define security guarantees for our state for the period of such movement — that is, for the period before NATO membership,” Zelenskyy said.
Several hurdles remain before Ukraine can become part of NATO, and Russia's objection is a significant one.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that Ukraine joining NATO would pose a “serious, significant threat to our country.''
The new approach under discussion, which aims to increase economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, would forbid all exports that are not exempted, rather than allow all exports that aren't banned, the news outlet said. Medicines and agricultural products would likely be exempted.
The proposal is being debated by Group of Seven officials and would seek to include European Union countries, which could present a major obstacle because of the bloc's unanimity requirement.
Even though sanctions have reduced the value of EU and G-7 exports to Russia by nearly half, the current figure still stands at $66 billion, helping fund Putin's wartime economy, Bloomberg said.
EU proposition attempts to conciliate ranchers about Ukrainian food sends out
The EU is proposing monetary help and "remarkable protect measures'' - reasonable brief boycotts - on Ukrainian food commodities to appease ranchers from five part nations upset that an inundation of Ukrainian horticultural items is flooding their business sectors.
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have reported their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain, and Romania is powerless against the market pressures too. The recommendations expect to keep up with the coalition's solidarity while easing worries about costs sinking in light of an overabundance of Ukrainian food.
"We underlined the significance of quickly following a typical EU approach, as opposed to one-sided answers for stay away from various boycotts and arrangements which put the inside market in danger,'' the EU said in an explanation.
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On the same day Russia reiterated its goal of keeping neighboring Ukraine from joining NATO, the military alliance's chief issued a defiant retort.
“Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday on his first visit to Kyiv since the war began nearly 14 months ago.
In a news conference alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stoltenberg pledged NATO's continued support and said the two leaders discussed a program that would help Ukraine "transition from Soviet-era equipment and doctrines to NATO standards.''
Stoltenberg has steadfastly endorsed Ukraine's eventual accession to NATO, but no pathway or timetable for membership has been set. Zelenskyy pushed for a roadmap, in addition to military aid in the form of fighter jets, artillery and armored equipment.
“The time has come for the leaders to define the prospects of Ukraine’s acquisition of NATO membership ... and to define security guarantees for our state for the period of such movement — that is, for the period before NATO membership,” Zelenskyy said.
Several hurdles remain before Ukraine can become part of NATO, and Russia's objection is a significant one.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that Ukraine joining NATO would pose a “serious, significant threat to our country.''
The new approach under discussion, which aims to increase economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, would forbid all exports that are not exempted, rather than allow all exports that aren't banned, the news outlet said. Medicines and agricultural products would likely be exempted.
The proposal is being debated by Group of Seven officials and would seek to include European Union countries, which could present a major obstacle because of the bloc's unanimity requirement.
Even though sanctions have reduced the value of EU and G-7 exports to Russia by nearly half, the current figure still stands at $66 billion, helping fund Putin's wartime economy, Bloomberg said.
EU proposition attempts to conciliate ranchers about Ukrainian food sends out
The EU is proposing monetary help and "remarkable protect measures'' - reasonable brief boycotts - on Ukrainian food commodities to appease ranchers from five part nations upset that an inundation of Ukrainian horticultural items is flooding their business sectors.
Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have reported their own restrictions on Ukrainian grain, and Romania is powerless against the market pressures too. The recommendations expect to keep up with the coalition's solidarity while easing worries about costs sinking in light of an overabundance of Ukrainian food.
"We underlined the significance of quickly following a typical EU approach, as opposed to one-sided answers for stay away from various boycotts and arrangements which put the inside market in danger,'' the EU said in an explanation.
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