NATO recognizes Ukraine's right to join the alliance, but will focus on providing military assistance - Stoltenberg
NATO recognizes the right of every state to join the alliance and keeps the "doors open" but will concentrate on providing military assistance to Ukraine. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, commenting on Zelensky's today's statement about an "urgent" application to join the military-political bloc.
Today in Kyiv, reacting to the signing of agreements on the entry of four new regions into Russia, they announced that they were submitting an "urgent" application for joining NATO. Zelensky made such a statement. However, Stoltenberg's response showed that no one in the alliance is waiting for Ukraine, especially "urgently." They promise support, even condemn the annexation of new territories and promise not to recognize them, but with the entry - no. Maybe sometime in the future, but not today. Today - protection from the "Russian invasion".
- declared Stoltenberg.
Reportedly, in response to the accession of new territories to Russia, the NATO Secretary General promised an even greater expansion of the alliance to the east, declaring the need to defend "every millimeter of its territory."
Meanwhile, a number of military experts predicted NATO's reaction to Zelensky's statement about the procedure for joining the alliance. When Ukraine joins the alliance, Article 5 of NATO, which provides for collective defense, comes into play. involvement of the bloc in the conflict, and neither the United States nor other European countries will agree to this.
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