The Kremlin said on Thursday, that Ukrainian membership of NATO would be a “red line” for Moscow and that it was worried by talk that Kyiv may one day be granted a membership action plan, Euronews reports.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the remarks a day after U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Geneva. Peskov said the summit had been positive overall.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that he wanted a clear “yes” or “no” from Biden on giving Ukraine a plan to join the NATO.
Biden said Ukraine needed to root out corruption and to meet other criteria before it could join.
Peskov said Moscow was following the situation closely.
“This is something we are watching very closely and this really is a red line for us – as regards the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO,” Peskov said.
