Retired US General Barry McCaffrey said that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s reaction to NATO’s stance on Ukraine’s entry into the alliance was good for Russia. It has been reported news week.
“It seems to me that to insist on this decision (Ukraine’s entry into NATO. – Ed.) is completely reckless. This is in Putin’s business, ”said the military analyst.
According to him, the Ukrainian leader acts as if he is against NATO and not in conflict with Russia. McCaffrey stressed that Zelensky knocked on a closed door.
The retired general pointed out that the member states of the North Atlantic Alliance do not intend to directly participate in order not to escalate the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. On the other hand, Ukraine, Western partners provide adequate support – billions of dollars in economic, humanitarian and military aid.
Before that, Zelensky criticized Statements about simplified accession to NATO. He expressed his displeasure at not specifying any conditions, not just to join the alliance, but only to receive an invitation. The Ukrainian leader considered this uncertainty a weakness of the bloc leadership.
Before Putin declaration“the frog is on our side”.