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Issue of Ukraine’s membership in NATO can be submitted to national referendum

Published Aug. 3, 2020 at 8:56 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg walk upstairs during a meeting in Kyiv on Oct. 31, 2019.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk admits the possibility of holding a national referendum on Ukraine’s accession to NATO, if this issue is relevant to citizens.

“There are countries that held referendums before joining NATO and the EU. Ukrainians should have a chance to express their opinions if the people consider such an issue appropriate,” Stefanchuk said in an interview to Focus magazine released on Aug. 3.