# Lavrov rules out talks on options replicating Ukraine’s possible NATO membership

https://mins.news/en/item/50216

- TASS, 2026-09-08 18:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2184435

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there could be no talks on arrangements that effectively replicate Ukraine’s possible NATO membership. He said Moscow has warned that uniformed personnel and any military facilities deployed under such a plan would be considered legitimate targets, rejecting guarantees comparable to Article 5 and international stabilization forces.

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