According to newspaper columnist Stephen Erlanger, West Germany is an example of a country joining the alliance with "significant and unresolved territorial problems".NEW YORK, May 26.
/tass/. A number of Western countries are ready to consider the entry of the territory controlled by Ukraine into NATO, following the example of Germany in 1955. This opinion was expressed by a columnist of The New York Times Stephen Erlanger.
"As the NATO summit in July approaches, the alliance members are discussing what they can offer to the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, who wants to receive guarantees <...>. The model of West Germany [FRG] is becoming increasingly popular in some European capitals," the observer writes.
Erlanger notes that Germany is an example of a country joining NATO with "significant and unresolved territorial problems." After Germany joined the alliance, "what could be called a frozen conflict arose," which is what some countries would like now. "Few people in the West want an endless conflict," the observer added.
Earlier, the Uuractiv portal reported that NATO diplomats do not consider Ukraine's accelerated entry into the North Atlantic Alliance as a possible option, but are exploring ways to direct Kiev to the path of membership in the bloc, including through the creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council. The interlocutors of the publication note that the new format may include a more active exchange of intelligence, joint exercises, investments in the defense industry, as well as work on the operational compatibility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and NATO troops.
At the Bucharest summit in April 2008, the North Atlantic Alliance adopted a political statement that Ukraine would eventually become a member of NATO, but refused to provide an Action Plan for preparing for membership, which is the first step in the legal procedure for the country's accession to the organization. Zelensky has repeatedly stated that Kiev wants to achieve an understanding of the specific terms of joining the alliance.