Dmitry Zlatarev. American billionaire Donald trump, claiming the position of President of the USA, said on Sunday that it attaches importance to the membership of Ukraine in NATO.

"I not only began to attach great importance. If it happens, fine. If not - great, " He said in an interview to the TV company

He also said that he " didn't like that we are against Russia for the sake of Ukraine ". Its position businessman explained by the fact that other countries, such as Germany, currently receive Russian fuel, as long as Washington argues with Moscow.

at the end of December last year, the Ukrainian head Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree on the cancellation of Ukraine's non-aligned status. However, He noticed that Kiev for five or six years will be determined on the issue of joining NATO.

former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Ukraine's accession to the Alliance, it will need to achieve a number of features, implementation of which will leave a large number of time. While NATO does not accept countries that have territorial discussions, and Ukraine claims to the Crimea, which became part of Russia following a referendum in March 2014. Experts believe that Ukraine will not be able to qualify for membership in NATO in the next 20 years.

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