Biden looks forward to Ukraine joining NATO
At a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Joe Biden said he was looking forward to the day Ukraine officially joins NATO.
Source: European Pravda
Quote from Biden: "I hope that we have finally put to rest the idea of whether or not [we] want to see Ukraine in NATO. It will happen. We are moving forward, we are moving in the right direction...
And I think we will make sure that you get everything you need. And I look forward to the day when we have a meeting to celebrate your official membership in NATO."
Details: He noted that Ukraine has done a lot of work, but much remains to be done.
"The bad news for you is that we are not going anywhere. You are stuck with us. We are not going anywhere," Biden added.
Background: According to information from European Pravda, the White House opposes Ukraine's rapid accession and invitation, partly because Biden's team believes it is necessary to leave Ukraine room to trade with Russia, in case "there is an idea to exchange peace for Ukraine's non-accession to NATO".
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the conditions for Ukraine's accession to NATO, as set out by the Allies in the summit decision, are security-related. Commenting on NATO's decision that an invitation to join will come only after "the conditions are met", Zelenskyy explained that he has his own understanding of when this would happen.
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