Germany has confirmed its intention not to allow Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO's membership action plan - seen as a first step towards NATO membership - at a summit starting on Wednesday (2 April).
Berlin has insisted it is "not the right time" for the two ex-Soviet republics to be allowed a step closer to full membership of the organisation, the Financial Times has reported.
A spokesperson for chancellor Angela Merkel has cited internal reasons – such as political unrest in Ge...
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