NATO advocates solving the situation in eastern Ukraine peacefully and continues to regard the referendum held in Crimea in 2014 as illegal, Deputy NATO chief Sorin Ducaru has said.
"NATO has repeatedly said the so-called March 2014 referendum in Crimea is illegitimately and that NATO supports a peaceful solution in eastern Ukraine, respecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Ducaru said in Kyiv on Monday at a special parliament session marking the 20-th anniversary of Ukraine-NATO partnership.
Ducaru said NATO and Ukraine have never worked more closely than today. He said NATO support reform of Ukraine's security and defense sectors.
