Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it’s “absurd” that Ukraine has not been given a timeframe for joining NATO; Ukraine will be present at the NATO summit taking place this week.
“It’s unprecedented and absurd when [a] time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership. While at the same time vague wording about ‘conditions’ is added even for inviting Ukraine,” Zelenskyy tweeted Tuesday morning.
He also accused NATO of “motivating” Russia because of the delay in membership.
Zelenskyy’s full tweet below:
“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,” Zelenskyy tweeted.
“Because it is about respect. But Ukraine also deserves respect. Now, on the way to Vilnius, we received signals that certain wording is being discussed without Ukraine. And I would like to emphasize that this wording is about the invitation to become NATO member, not about Ukraine’s membership.”
“It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership. While at the same time vague wording about ‘conditions’ is added even for inviting Ukraine. It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance.”
“This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine’s membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror. Uncertainty is weakness. And I will openly discuss this at the summit.”
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 Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 11, 2023
From Fox News:
In his CNN interview, Biden explained that allowing Ukraine in now would commit NATO to fighting against Russia.
“We’re determined to commit every inch of territory that is NATO territory. It’s a commitment that we’ve all made no matter what,”he said. “If the war is going on, then we’re all in war. We’re at war with Russia, if that were the case.”
NATO recently accepted Finland as its 31st member and reached a deal Monday that would pave the way to making Sweden its 32nd.
Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The invasion crossed 500 days on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Zelenskyy outraged after Biden rejects Ukraine's NATO membership: 'unprecedented and absurd' https://t.co/zHzqDmP9cd
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 11, 2023
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