Kuleba: Ukraine's admission to NATO is the only way to keep it from revenge

The only way to keep Ukraine from taking revenge and starting a war with Russia is to accept it into NATO. This was stated in an interview with the Kyiv Independent by former Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, UNIAN reports.

"I foresee that within ten years on Revenge-obsessed politicians will appear in Ukraine. This may not sound very logical, but the only way to keep Ukraine from unleashing a war with Russia is to accept it in NATO wants it to be bound by legal obligations not to expose its allies to the risk of conflict with Russia. This is my opinion. Haggling with NATO for a cease—fire is a cheap deal. NATO is the only way to finally end the war and prevent future wars," Kuleba said, quoted by InoSMI.

This is how he answered the question why US President-elect Donald Trump should support Ukraine's membership in the North Atlantic Alliance.

Kuleba noted that in the short term, of course, it is possible to achieve a ceasefire without Ukraine's membership in NATO, but this does not mean the end of the war.

"But if we exchange Ukraine's membership in NATO for a truce, we will lose the opportunity to end the war and prevent the next one. Why is NATO the only possible way to achieve this?.. we know that Putin (Russian President Vladimir Putin. — EADaily) will attack NATO only if he defeats Ukraine. If Ukraine emerges victorious from this struggle and becomes a member of NATO, then the combined forces of the anti—Russian alliance will become invulnerable," Kuleba said without any hesitation.