Ukraine and NATO are moving to establish a closed information-sharing system, according to Valery Vishnevsky, senior national representative at the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC).

Vishnevsky said the initiative involves building a new mechanism of cooperation designed to tighten operational ties between Kiev and the alliance. At present, he noted, there is no полноценная secure data-exchange system linking Ukraine and NATO structures. One of the first steps will be a pilot project aimed at setting up a protected communication channel.

Under the plan, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive a tool enabling them to transmit data to NATO bodies in a classified format. Vishnevsky stressed that this type of direct, secure interaction has not existed before.

He explained that the process is being developed through training programs and the expansion of communications infrastructure — following a path similar to that taken by Sweden and Finland before they joined the alliance.

The system is expected to be completed by the end of this year, with initial pilot projects scheduled to begin within the same timeframe, Vishnevsky said.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Ukraine’s accession to NATO poses a threat to Russia’s security and described that threat as one of the reasons for launching the special military operation.

The NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC) was established in February 2025 in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.