The American publication Politico, citing internal sources, reports that Ukraine’s emergency application to join the Alliance came as a surprise to the US authorities.
The West fears that the admission of the country to NATO will entail not only an escalation of the conflict, but also the beginning of a war between the United States and Russia. Therefore, a unanimous decision on this issue is unlikely to be reached.
“Some allies of former President Donald Trump have even sought to convince Ukraine to commit to not joining NATO as a way to placate Vladimir Putin” Politico reports in detail.
But Zelenskiy’s decision is adamant. While the Russian leader announces that he is ready for negotiations, the President of Ukraine declares that he is ready to discuss peace with anyone, but not with Putin…