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Zelensky concedes ‘Ukraine will not become a member of NATO’
In an unequivocally clear message, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky denied NATO forces. “Ukraine will not become a member of NATO” stated the President.
In a translated speech at a meeting with leaders of the U.K. Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in London on Tuesday morning, Zelensky lamented the joining of NATO would not become a reality.
“For years we’ve heard the opposite, open doors, however, it is not” he said. “Our people understand this, and we are beginning to count on our own strength.”
ZELENSKY: “Ukraine will not become a member of NATO” pic.twitter.com/rm8wxEWqW8
— Poison Pill Poso (@JackPosobiec) March 15, 2022
NEWSWEEK writes that “Russia has demanded a guarantee that Kyiv not join the alliance and Zelensky’s admission could be presented as a concession to Moscow that might pave the way to the end of the war.”
“President Vladimir Putin’s other demands include the so-called ‘denazification’ and ‘demilitarization’ of Ukraine” adds NEWSWEEK.
Media outlet Next quoted Zelensky as saying, “we realized that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO. We understand this, we are adequate people”
“Kyiv needs new formats of interaction with the West and separate security guarantees” he added.
Former President Donald Trump stated bluntly on Truth Social, “FIRST COME THE TANKS, THEN COME THE NUKES. Get this crazy war ended, NOW. So easy to do!”
Trump was referring to the escalation of war in Ukraine. He, like many other commentators and lawmakers, are warning that the decision to continue sending weapons – and now tanks – could potentially lead to the use of “nuclear weapons.”
It’s mission creep and it’s dangerous, they say.
Why? Because Russian President Valdimir Putin has indicated in two different speeches that he would use nuclear weapons to defend Russia, if needed. Those warnings are not just bluster but a very real possibility.
And the escalation of war is visible.
Russia launched 55 missiles strikes across Ukraine Thursday, leaving 11 dead. The strikes come one day after the United States and Germany agreed to send tanks to Ukraine in an effort to aide the country. 47 of the 55 missiles were shot down according to Ukraine’s Air Force command.
Eleven lives were lost and another 11 were injured additionally leaving 35 buildings damaged in the wake of the attacks. According to The New York Times, Denys Shmyhal, said in a post on Telegram. “The main goal is energy facilities, providing Ukrainians with light and heat,” he said.
Ukraine is now demanding that they need F-16 fighter jets. In a post on twitter Ukrainian lawmaker, Oleksiy Goncharenko said, “Missiles again over Ukraine. We need F16.”
Morning. Missiles again over Ukraine. We need F16.
— Oleksiy Goncharenko (@GoncharenkoUa) January 26, 2023
The US has abstained from sending advanced jets in the chances that a volatile decision could foster more dangerous attacks like former President Trump’s post on Truth referred to. If the US did authorize the decision to lend Ukraine the F-16 jets Netherlands’ foreign minister, Wopke Hoekstra, would be willing to supply them. According to The New York Times, Hoekstra told Dutch lawmakers, “We are open-minded… There are no taboos.”
F-16 fighter jets are complex to work on, they are not the average aircraft that can be learned in a matter of weeks. It can take months for pilots to learn how to fly these birds. European and US officials have the concern that Ukrainian forces could potentially use the jets to fly into Russian airspace and launch attacks on Russian soil.
Western allies are trying to avoid such a provocation, because that could lead to nuclear warfare in reference to what Putin has said he would do to defend his country.
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C
March 15, 2022 at 4:42 pm
BWAHHHHHHHHHH So Z destroyed his Country for nothing….
Jasonn
March 15, 2022 at 6:24 pm
NATO should have jumped Ukraine into the gang before Putin invaded and taken the issue of membership off the table.
Larry Chambers
March 17, 2022 at 9:48 am
Yes, I agree!!