Ukraine is already a ‘de facto’ NATO member, says Ukrainian defense minister to the BBC

Ukraine has become a de facto member of NATO, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksi Reznikov said in an interview with the British broadcaster BBC. “Ukraine as a country, and the armed forces of Ukraine, became a member of NATO. De facto, not de jure (by law, ed.). Because we have weapons and the knowledge how to use them,” Reznikov told the BBC. , in a conversation that took place in the Ukrainian capital.