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The NATO delegation intends to inspect the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to assess the available resources, as reported on the website of the Ukrainian defense ministry.
David Brown from the planning department of the NATO International Secretariat's Defense Policy and Planning Division has said that by the end of October 2017, it is planned to finalize the inventory catalog of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, provided for in accordance with NATO criteria.
Read alsoRussia’s drills near NATO border raise fears of aggression - NYTThe NATO official said a comprehensive vision was needed to see what is in stock to provide an opportunity to work out the response to any scenarios that may arise in the future, the ministry’s press service reports. David Brown has also said that a manual for the assessment of available resources is now being developed, to ensure balanced defense planning.
As UNIAN reported earlier, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker noted that Ukraine was not a member of the European Union and NATO as of today.
Read alsoPoroshenko vows Ukraine to meet criteria for EU, NATO membership"At the moment we've got 60 wars ongoing in the world, 60 – and none in Europe if I disregard Ukraine, which is not 'European' in the sense of the European Union. I saw that my friend [Ukrainian President] Mr. Poroshenko a few days ago did say: 'Here is Ukraine, it is the European Union, and it is NATO. But it is neither for the moment nor for the other. And I think we do need to bear that in mind," Juncker said at a conference of the EU ambassadors in Brussels on Tuesday, August 29.