2023-07-11 19:58:31
Ukraine will have to make do. Member States will invite him to join NATO ” when the Allies agree and when the conditions are met” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday July 11. kyiv will therefore not receive from the Vilnius summit the hoped-for political invitation, accompanied by a roadmap on the stages to be followed.
As a consolation prize, Jens Stoltenberg also confirmed that Ukraine would become a member without implementing a Membership Action Plan (MAP). « This is the first time we’ve used the word “invitation”insisted the Secretary General, in response to a question on the dissatisfaction expressed by the Ukrainian President with regard to the attitude of the Alliance.
An angry tweet
In an angry tweet, broadcast a few hours before his arrival in Vilnius, Volodymyr Zelensky had, in fact, denounced “indecision” et ” weakness “ of NATO whose hesitations on the membership of Ukraine encourage, according to him, the “terror” Russian against his country. “There seems to be no will either to give Ukraine an invitation to NATO or to make it a member of the Alliance” castigated the Ukrainian head of state. “It’s unprecedented and absurd, when no timetable is set either for the invitation or for Ukraine’s accession. This means there is still a window of opportunity to haggle over Ukraine’s NATO membership in negotiations with Russia.” he argued, which encourages Moscow to “continue his terror” against his neighbour.
We value our allies. We value our shared security. And we always appreciate an open conversation.
Ukraine will be represented at the NATO summit in Vilnius. Because it is about respect.But Ukraine also deserves respect. Now, on the way to Vilnius, we received signals that…
— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) July 11, 2023
For Joe Biden, Ukraine is not ready
Ukrainian leaders know that their country cannot join NATO while it is at war, because this membership would automatically trigger the activation of Article 5 on collective defense and would tip the Alliance into war against Russia. . Scalded by the promises not kept since the Budapest memorandum and the Bucharest summit in 2008, they nevertheless wanted to obtain a clear commitment from the allies. The United States, supported by Germany and other allies, decided otherwise. Joe Biden said it in an interview with CNN : according to him, Ukraine is not yet ready to join the Alliance. In the meantime, military assistance of the type that the United States provides to Israel should suffice to ensure its security.
kyiv can therefore only bow before the choice of those who provide it with the military assistance without which any resistance to Russian aggression would be impossible. ” Zelensky has no choice. He can’t alienate those who support him commented Gérard Araud, former ambassador to the United States.
Before taking part in bilateral meetings in the evening with representatives of European countries, Canada and Japan, Volodymyr Zelensky took part, together with his Lithuanian counterpart, in a ceremony to raise a Ukrainian flag brought back from Bakhmout. “NATO will give Ukraine security. Ukraine will make NATO stronger” repeated the Ukrainian president in front of the crowd. He will meet, Wednesday, July 12, with Joe Biden and will participate in the first meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, scheduled for midday, in the presence of the 31 heads of state and government of the member countries and Sweden. Ukraine will have to be patient before entering the Alliance that supports it.
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