The US and German authorities do not consider it necessary to guarantee Ukraine’s automatic NATO membership without profound reforms. The newspaper writes about it Finance Times (FT) citation sources.
The material of the publication shows that Washington and Berlin advocated fluent language in a statement made by the heads of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance after the summit in Vilnius, without specifying clear criteria. It was noted that the negotiations between the permanent representatives to NATO on the final text of the declaration were inconclusive.
As the FT points out, leaders in Vilnius are likely to complete the document. It was noted that the majority wanted to talk about a political decision on the admission of Ukraine to NATO in the statement. Others worry that the country will be automatically accepted into the alliance.
Prior to that, US President Joe Biden said in an interview with CNN: does not see Unity in NATO on the current admission of Ukraine to the alliance.
The Politico edition wrote that support for Ukraine could range up to the NATO summit. According to him, more and more Republicans in the US Congress are opposing aid to Kiev. This position is “arousing fear in Europe” regarding the fact that the next American president in 2024 may be a Republican who “split the alliance”.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz judicial The reason why Ukraine will not be able to join NATO.