The process of European integration of Ukraine will be long, but coming from the European Union without Ukraine does not exist, said in an interview to the Latvian portal the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman. "we have a difficult path of reforms, but we feel the support of the EU. It is only natural that we would want something more, but I am convinced that in most EU countries we are friends of Ukraine. At all of the upcoming EU without Ukraine, I do not see ", - said the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada. along with this, said Groisman, Ukraine would like to see "a very clear position" from the EU in the issue of European integration. according to his statement, for entry into NATO, Ukraine will also need to pass a certain way, for example to modernize the army. In this case, the assurances of Groisman, " the Ukrainian army is reborn and becomes stronger." at the conference "Eastern partnership" on may 21-22, the EU leaders have realized the right of Ukraine " European choice ", but stressed that the program "Eastern partnership" does not imply the prospect of joining the EU. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen have said before, that the entry of Ukraine into 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. Experts believe that Ukraine will not be able to qualify for membership in NATO in the next 20 years. The situation is complicated by deficiencies in training military personnel and logistical support of the Ukrainian army. A large part of the armament of the Ukrainian army continues to make weapons and military equipment left over from Soviet times.