Ukraine absolutely ready to join NATO - experts

KYIV, September 24 /Ukrinform/. Ukrainian experts on NATO believe that Ukraine is absolutely ready to join the Alliance.

Chairman of the Ukraine-NATO Civic League Serhiy Dzherdzh announced this on Thursday at a press conference in Ukrinform news agency, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"It is clear that Ukraine is absolutely ready to integrate into NATO. None of the countries that gained membership in NATO was a hundred percent ready. However, the political decision had been made and those countries, which acquired membership in the Alliance, continued reforms much faster than outside NATO. We protect European security now, our army opposes the enemy. It's cynical to say that we are not ready while the countries, which do not fight and do not waste their resources and lives to preserve the security of Europe, are ready," he said.

According to the poll, 64% of Ukrainians support joining NATO, he said.

In turn, First Deputy Chairman of the "Ukraine - to NATO" public movement Ivan Zayets also stated that Ukraine was ready to join NATO.

"We have been preparing for this step for fifteen years," he noted.

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