Walker spoke about the benefits of Russia from NATO expansion
The special representative of the U.S. state Department's Kurt Volker said the possible entry of Ukraine into NATO and said that the Russian Federation benefited from the expansion of the Commonwealth.
in the process the video briefing He said that the timing of the entry depends on both Kiev and NATO. A country must meet certain criteria, and the unit must be ready to formally begin the accession procedure.
"I can't predict when it will happen," said Walker.
on specifying question, followed by whether the reaction of Russia, the diplomat said: "I hope not."
He said that the Russian Federation " in fact, benefited from membership of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ".
"currently it is an independent country in the EU, part of NATO, and they are wonderful neighbors for the Russian Federation, and there is peace, there is no violence, there is a trade, economic development," He said.
Walker expressed hope that Moscow will look at the Baltic countries and, instead of trying to restrict the selection, make sure that " successful neighbors are doing Russian Federation successful."
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