The topic of Ukraine's membership in NATO should be discussed for the first time at the official level during the next meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine "Ramstein".

Ms. Natalya Halibarenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to NATO, stated this during a briefing at the Ukraine Media Center.

According to her, one of the first discussions of Ukraine's membership in NATO will take place at the level of ambassadors of the Alliance member countries.

She also did not rule out that the second discussion of the prospect of Ukraine's membership in NATO will take place already at the level of defense ministers of the Alliance member countries.

"The discussion about our future membership has acquired a formalized character. That is, before it was some kind of unofficial discussion on the sidelines. Because this issue was not officially raised. Now this discussion will take place within the framework of the North Atlantic Council at various levels. One of the first discussions will be at the level of ambassadors , secondly, I do not rule out what will happen already at the level of the Ministers of Defense," Natalya Galibarenko said.

As Galibarenko added, the discussion of Ukraine's accession to NATO at the ministerial level will take place on October 12-13 in the German city of Ramstein-Miesenbach.

It is there that the meeting will take place in the Rammstein format.

It will be recalled that 

Germany announced the end of stockpiles of weapons for Ukraine.

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