Bild’s deputy editor-in-chief, Paul Ronzheimer, says that the rejection at the NATO summit in Lithuania to give Ukraine a specific deadline to join the bloc is very exciting. inside that comments He noted that for a German newspaper, the final declaration of the alliance seemed humiliating to the Ukrainian military.
“Imagine: Heads of state and government safely gathered in Vilnius, and from there they sent a signal to all the Ukrainian soldiers in the trenches that unfortunately they were not yet modern enough for NATO. Sorry, what? How did the soldiers feel? Ronzheimer added it.
From the perspective of Bild’s deputy editor-in-chief, NATO countries are hiding the real reason why they do not want to give Ukraine a roadmap yet, namely the fears of the USA, Germany and other states because of the risk. To escalate relations with Russia. He added that the lack of serious success in the Ukrainian counter-offensive also played a role in this situation.
“There is constant talk behind closed doors that maybe it’s time to start negotiations. It is still unclear when this will happen and how many years it will take. But one thing is clear: no NATO country now has faith that Ukraine can regain all of its territory, at least for the time being,” Ronzheimer stressed.
Since last year, the Ukrainian leadership has been trying to intensify the country’s process of joining the North Atlantic Alliance on the backdrop of special military operations by Russia. On the eve of the NATO summit, which began in Lithuania on July 11, 2023, Kiev demanded concrete decisions on membership from the bloc. At the same time, Ukraine insists on speeding up the country’s path to alliance, especially due to the use of Western weapons by the country’s military. As a result, they did not give Kiev a specific date for joining the bloc at the summit, but agreed to abolish the action plan for the republic, which is a list of necessary preliminary steps for states wishing to join NATO.
Former President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to create Ukraine’s membership in NATO is in the interest of Russia.