After the NATO summit in Lithuania this week, there is no longer any doubt, but just in case head The US reiterated that Ukraine cannot join the EU. Atlantic Alliance while still in fight with Russia. “No one can join NATO while at war because that ensures that we are also at war and war has begun. Third World war”, he said this Thursday Joe Biden during his official visit helsinki. But the American leader emphasized that the future integration of the Slavic country is beyond any doubt, even if it happens when conditions allow. meanwhile celebrated G7 commitment for its member states to negotiate bilateral agreements with Kiev security guarantees.
That was one of the directions that led the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski to celebrate the results of the meeting in Vilnius after a stormy start in which an i complained about the absenceOfficial invitation to Ukraine wave lack of a calendar for integrations. But other commitments lived up to their expectations. since its inception Ukraine-NATO Councilnew military aid packages or medium-term support from the Alliance modernizing the defense industry Ukraine. “We understand that some are hesitant to talk about our integration because nobody wants to start a world war,” Zelinski said Wednesday from the Lithuanian capital.
Biden went from there to Helsinki and here Finland’s entry into NATO and assumed that Sweden It will happen very soon after Türkiye finally lifts its objections. “We showed the world that The alliance is closer than ever “After the agreement with Turkey, it will soon have 32 members,” he said. Sauli Niinistö. despite the recent uprising in Russia Among Wagner’s mercenaries, who highlighted internal tensions in the Kremlin over the management of the war, Biden denied that this was a real possibility. Vladimir Putin can apply nuclear weapons with a gesture of despair.
Putin holds the key to ending the war
“Putin has already lost the war and he has a real problem: how to get out of this,” the Democratic leader said. “He may end the war tomorrow, but any deal to end the war will depend on the decisions he makes. What is clear is that he doesn’t have it. no chance to win In Ukraine,” he added optimistically. The truth is, Ukrainian counteroffensive really hard to break russian defensebut at the same time the competition begins Strategically catastrophic for Russiaas demonstrated, among other things, by the entry of Finland and the convergence of NATO’s borders.
Biden also argued that Moscow cannot keep the conflict in Ukraine alive forever. “On the one hand, he does not have the resources and capabilities to do this, but there will come a time when Putin will come to the conclusion that it does not make sense politically or economically in his own interests,” Putin said. appearance. “My hope is that the Ukraine offensive negotiated agreement”, Biden stressed.