In the near future Ukraine has chances to receive the status of a privileged ally of the US, not a member of NATO, said the former President's foreign intelligence Service of Ukraine Mykola Malomuzh citing sources.
" At a time when we all transactions think that this help will come, including military equipment. It's a little later I will go ", - Malomuzh said. He, pointing to its sources in the U.S. capital, said the Senate, and Congress As if they would support this decision, and have a chance to take in the coming days, UNIAN reports. This status, it is claimed, will enable Ukraine to receive from North America expanded funding for the purchase and lease of military equipment and complexes, the right to supply military equipment and weapons during the war. Also Ukraine has chances to receive the right to participate in the procurement contracts system of defense. According to him, the status of a privileged partner of the US is not a member of NATO are currently fifteen countries around the world, including Afghanistan, Argentina, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, Austria and Japan. on July 21, the Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko said that Ukraine may ask US to give it the status of main ally outside NATO. Before NATO has stated many times that Ukraine will not be admitted into the Alliance in the near future. So, on July 12 the head of the defense Ministry of France Jean-Yves Le Drian recognized that integration of Ukraine and Georgia in the military structures of the North Atlantic Commonwealth now has the opportunity to be perceived As evidence of hostility of the West towards Russia.

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