Sergey Startsev. The West is obliged to assure the Russian Federation That the prospect of Ukraine's accession to NATO is Not realistic, said the foreign Minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni in a conversation, in which the first day of the week, unveiled in Milan print edition. "I think That the Russian Federation must obtain assurance on one point, namely, That the entry of Ukraine in NATO is Not a realistic prospect. But the fact That NATO protects its borders, belongs to its nature. We must take note of the report of the President (Vladimir - ed.) Putin about the fact That this man has no evil intentions " - drew the attention of the Minister for foreign Affairs of Italy. at the same time Gentiloni fundamentally disagreed with the fact That NATO itself have the opportunity to be some aggressive intent, pointing out That by definition, this organization is a defensive Alliance. The Minister tried to convince to full implementation of the Minsk agreements, which, according to his vision, meeting the strategic interests of both Europe and Russia. Gentiloni agreed with the assessment that the head of the Russian Federation gave before in the Corriere della Sera interview, noting That the Russian Federation and Italy have a privileged relationship." But interestingly, neither they nor We do Not regard them as relations that are destroying our traditional alliances, " revealed the Minister. Italian foreign Minister said That Rome will adhere to the decisions taken concerning the Ukrainian fall of the European Union in accord with the United States. However, he showed That Italy will insist on the need to keep open channels of dialogue with Moscow." I don't think the Russian Federation is very interested in that Italy broke up with his associates, and also because she knows that this will Not happen ", - said the Minister. Gentiloni said That did Not share the opinion about the fact That the United States is Not like the rapprochement between Russia and Europe. According to his statement, Washington seeks to combine in their own actions hardness and dialogue. As for Europe, its strategic interests would be the restoration of a wide cooperation with Russia, said the Minister. in this regard, he also pointed to the importance of Russia's participation in the resolution of a number of acute international issues, as well as among them of Iran's nuclear program, the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, Libya, with the security service of natural factors and disarmament. Answering the question about the possibility of a return to the format of the G8 With the participation of Russia, Gentiloni said: "Today it is impossible to imagine. Until then, Until then until resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, it's hard to do. But in the future it will again have the opportunity to become possible."