In Kyiv, it was reported that 11 countries supported the application for Ukraine's accession to NATO
Several high-ranking officials and representatives of political circles in Kyiv happily reported that Ukraine's application for NATO membership was supported by eleven countries that are members of the alliance. Among them, which is quite expected, all but Canada are in Eastern Europe. The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak listed future military allies: Poland, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
David Arakhamia, chairman of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, shared his joy at the public support of about one-third of the members of the North Atlantic Alliance, who wrote a pathetic appeal on this subject on his Telegram channel:
Arakhamiya, in the same bravura tone, added that Ukraine would use the experience “gained upon obtaining the status of a candidate for EU membership” in order to accelerate its entry into NATO. Not a very bright prospect, given that Ukraine's real entry into the European Union is very, very far away.
The fact that the most Russophobic members of the alliance were on the list of those who agreed to the accelerated entry of Ukraine into NATO is not surprising. With the exception of Canada, which most likely expressed support for Kyiv out of populist considerations, the main members of the military bloc are far from enthusiastic about the appearance of a belligerent country with, to put it mildly, an unpredictable leadership in the ranks of the alliance.
Recall that President Zelensky announced the filing of an application for an accelerated entry of Ukraine into NATO following a meeting of the Security Council held on September 30, the day when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements on the entry of four former Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation.
In the United States, Germany and a number of other countries that are members of the alliance, such zeal of the Ukrainian leadership was not happy. They have repeatedly stated that they are ready to provide all-round, especially military, support to Kyiv, but they do not seek to enter into a direct military clash with Russia. Perhaps the most accurate position of more or less sensible politicians of the NATO countries was expressed by Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg:
And this means that all 30 countries belonging to the military bloc must unanimously vote for Ukraine's entry into the alliance. Which is highly doubtful. Although if Washington makes a decision, then because of its total dependence on the United States, all other members of the military bloc will immediately support it.
- Alexander Grigoryev
- NATO website
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