# UN secretary-general candidate A-Baki proposes agreement for Ukraine to stay out of NATO

https://mins.news/en/item/27734

- TASS, 2026-08-20 20:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175817

> Yvonne A-Baki, a former Ecuadorian ambassador and candidate for UN secretary-general, said Russia and Ukraine should meet at the United Nations. She suggested that an agreement for Ukraine not to join NATO could help resolve the Ukrainian crisis if Russia stopped the war and both sides respected agreed borders.

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