Kremlin says Ukraine has ‘right’ to join EU, but not NATO

Russia said Tuesday that Ukraine had the “sovereign right” to join the European Union but it was opposed to Kyiv joining NATO.

“With regard to Ukraine joining the EU, it is the sovereign right of any country,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “But it is completely different when it comes to security issues and military alliances. Here we have a different approach that is well known.”