“Ukraine’s invitation to join NATO is necessary for our survival”insisted Volodymyr Zelensky this Tuesday, December 3, increasing the pressure to join the Alliance. A “perspective inacceptable”threatened Moscow.
Ukraine open to peace negotiations
If the Ukrainian president “don’t have any illusions” while a number of Alliance countries have displayed their reluctance, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrïï Sybigaa, reiterated this request during a working dinner with his 32 NATO colleagues while evoking the positions of Ukraine, which wants a peace agreement with Russia, which is currently in a position of strength. Only NATO membership would be a guarantee of protection against Russia, according to kyiv.
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But for several Aliance countries, led by the United States, this “monumental decision“, is not on the table. Furthermore, American officials believe that it is impossible that this invitation could succeed a few weeks before Donald Trump's return to the White House. “Such a move before the arrival of the new administration would infuriate Trump and he would take the opposite stance immediately.” even admitted a European NATO diplomat to the AFP. According to another of them, the subject will not be studied between now and June 2025, during the Alliance summit in The Hague.
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If Donald Trump made the promise to “make peace in Ukraine in 24 hours”the method that the new president of the United States wishes to use is not yet known. Not to mention that the Kremlin warned this Tuesday, December 3, that the decision to integrate Ukraine into NATO would be a “unacceptable threat” towards Russia. “Such a potential decision is unacceptable to us, as it would constitute a threatening event for us“, threatened the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov.
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