NATO 'big guys' oppose Ukraine's admission

Foreign Policy said that Ukraine and some countries supporting its entry into NATO such as Poland, the Baltic countries... are promoting Kiev's admission into the bloc at the summit in Washington DC (USA) next July.

Accordingly, these countries believe that granting NATO membership to Ukraine is the only way to end the current conflict in Europe, and at the same time declare that this move will be more effective and cost-saving in the long run than providing weapons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. (Photo: RT)

However, according to the article, the US and Germany, the two countries that provide the most military aid to Ukraine, do not agree with this view. US and German officials believe that now is not the right time to admit Kiev, emphasizing that the West should focus on providing weapons to Ukraine.

Officials from both countries fear that admitting Ukraine into NATO risks triggering a full-scale conflict between the bloc and Russia.

According to Foreign Policy , the deadlock is further aggravated by the stance of some European Union (EU) members, including Hungary and Slovakia, in opposing sending weapons to Ukraine. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned that admitting Ukraine could drag NATO into the conflict. Slovak President Zuzana Caputovao also said that this move could spark World War III.

The Foreign Policy article said the US had urged EU members not to raise the issue at the summit.

Moscow has repeatedly warned the West not to provide military aid to Ukraine, saying it would only prolong the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Kiev's push to join NATO is one of the main reasons for the current conflict.

Kong Anh (Source: russian.rt.com)

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