Amid Ukrainian dissatisfaction, NATO cut off, on Tuesday, doubts about certainty, disappointing Kiev by postponing its accession to the Western alliance, on the condition that it win the war against Russia to complete this ambition that it seeks as a safe haven.
However, according to a Ukrainian expert who spoke to “Sky News Arabia”, by sending the alliance an invitation to Kiev to join it and its approval of more security guarantees and military aid, and the formation of the “NATO-Ukraine” council, Kiev achieved gains on the table, considering that they are advanced steps on the road that help it to More steadfastness in the face of Russia, while another Russian confirmed that “the West is deceiving Kiev and using it as a tool to drain Russia,” and in the end, “it will not achieve its endeavors to become a member of NATO.”
NATO terms
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, on Tuesday, to the American “ABC News” channel, that the NATO summit in Lithuania will witness:
• A united alliance to provide continuous support to Ukraine.
• The road to Kiev’s NATO membership will not be achieved in the midst of war.
• It must work to reform its army, strengthen its democracy, and integrate more and more with Europe and the West.
• You will get a strong package of political and practical support from NATO.
As for the Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, he said that the leaders of the alliance agreed during their summit in Lithuania to invite Ukraine to join the bloc when “conditions are met”:
• We will invite Ukraine to join when the allies agree.
• Joining will be upon completion of the required conditions.
Hours before the summit, which includes leaders and heads of government of about 31 countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his dissatisfaction with NATO’s position on his country’s inclusion.
Zelensky responded on Twitter, according to Agence France-Presse, saying:
• It seems that there is no intention to grant Ukraine an invitation to NATO, nor to make it a member of the alliance.
• Hesitation in this matter is double.
• Not specifying any timetable for the invitation or accession of Ukraine is unprecedented and absurd.
Why didn’t Ukraine join NATO?
NATO said in 2008 that Ukraine could join the alliance at some point in the future, but rejected its latest application for “fast-track” membership, because Article 5 of the NATO Charter says that if a member is attacked, it must All members defend it.
If Ukraine becomes a member, NATO countries will, in principle, have to go to war with Russia, according to the BBC report.
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Did the West deceived Kyiv?
According to the Polish newspaper “Mysl Polska”, Ukraine’s problem is that it believes in the omnipotence of the West.
In a previous report, she added, “No one denies Ukraine’s right to be an established country. This has long been recognized by everyone, including the Russians themselves.”
• The Ukrainians had some “wrong ideas that sent them in the wrong direction”.
• They believed they could resist Russia and establish themselves as a regional power.
• Western countries used Kiev for their own purposes to restrain Russia.
• Kyiv’s interests in joining do not have a major role for the United States and the West.
• Ukraine’s political leadership currently has no choice but to prolong the conflict, because in reality it is “only trying to protect itself.”
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step by step
For his part, Ukrainian military expert Oleksiy Stepanov considered that Kiev had made some gains from the NATO summit in Lithuania, steps that pave the way for its actual annexation.
• Talking about sending the alliance an invitation to Kiev as a first step to actual joining.
• Kiev got more security guarantees and military assistance to help it stand up to the Russians.
• The formation of the “NATO-Ukraine” Council is a start to meet Ukraine’s wishes.
• Article 5 of the alliance’s charter is the obstacle now.
• The West still maintains not insulting Russia, and the American administration has always been contradictory and divided over the war in Ukraine.
As for the Russian strategic expert Vladimir Igor, he says that the West:
• He deceives Ukraine and delays the issue of its accession to NATO because its charter is an obstacle to achieving that.
• Ukraine is not ready and it is a country in a state of war and needs political stability first in order to comply with NATO standards, and its army needs reforms.
• It may take years and the West disappointed Ukraine.
• The West uses Kiev as a tool to drain Russia, and America always remains in the shadows and wants Ukraine to win so that Washington does not get involved in a bigger clash with Russia.
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2023-07-12 05:57:52
