“On NATO, the United States has an open door policy, but for the moment we support Kiev in defending its territory“. This is said by the American National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, in a press briefing at the White House answering a question about Ukraine’s entry into NATO. A few hours ago Volodymyr Zelensky asked for the accelerated membership of Kiev at the Born. The announcement of the Ukrainian president, through his own Telegram channel, came shortly after the speech of Vladimir Putin, who today signed the treaties of annexation at the Russia of four Ukrainian provinces: Donetsk, Lugansk, Cherson And Zaporizhzhia. “In fact, we have already reached NATO. In fact, we have already demonstrated compatibility with standard of the Alliance, ”wrote the Ukrainian president. “These standards are real forUkrainereal on the battlefield and in all aspects of our interaction – added Zelensky -. We trust each other, we help each other and we protect each other. This is the Alliance. In fact”. For this reason, Ukraine is now asking for NATO membership to become “de jure”, that is, formally recognized. But, above all, Zelensky asks that the process take place “in an accelerated way”. The Kiev leader then added that Ukraine will not negotiate with Russia as long as Putin is its president.
USA: “American soldiers in Europe ready for any eventuality”
“The US military in Europe is ready for any eventuality,” he continued Jake Sullivan, reaffirming the defense of the territories with weapons and military forces. “We believe we have the ability to respond to any eventuality right now,” Sullivan said, noting that numerous reinforcements were sent to strengthen US forces stationed in Europe at the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We do not currently see any imminent threats in Moscow’s use of nuclear weapons but we continue to monitor the situation very seriously,” Sullivan continued. And speaking of the crisis in Ukraine was once again also President Joe Biden: «The gas leaks from Nord Stream they were caused by a deliberate attack. What Putin says are just lies, “he said, also assuring that the US and its allies” will find out what happened “to the pipeline.
The response of NATO
Meanwhile, the support “practical” of the Born to Kiev against the Russian invasion, but on Ukraine’s entry into theAtlantic AllianceNATO sources – cited by Handle – reiterate that “there is no preferential lane for anyone“. The accession procedure – continues the diplomatic source – must be taken with all allies: “there are criteria to be respected and any decision must be collective“. On the signing of the act by Vladimir Putin with which four regions of Ukraine – Donetsk, Lugansk, Cherson And Zaporizhzhia – will be annexed to Russia, NATO secretary Jens Stoltenbeng agrees that Kiev “has all the right to recover the occupied territories from Russia, as the charter says United Nations“, Because – according to Stoltenberg -” if NATO accepted the annexation of Russia, then we would yield to a nuclear blackmail“. Then the warning: “Putin’s rhetoric is dangerous, but NATO is vigilant, it monitors what the military forces of Russia are doing,” he concluded.
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