Alexei Pushkov, head of the Federation Council’s information policy and media relations commission, said former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in a position to say whatever he wants. So in you telegraph channel He reacted to an article in the Daily Mail by a British politician that he wrote that Ukraine should be accepted into NATO as soon as possible.
“The good thing about Johnson being three times old is that he can say whatever he wants without political repercussions. Does Ukraine deserve to join NATO? Is Johnson ready to lead British troops into Russian positions? Or does he want to give others the opportunity to fight Russia? Irresponsible demagogue,” wrote Pushkov.
Since last year, Ukraine has been trying to intensify the process of joining the country in 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. In Ukraine, they insist 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. At the same time, the United States noted that this decision, in particular, was due to the unwillingness of the bloc to engage in conflict with Russia, if Ukraine was accepted into its composition.
Former President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to create Ukraine’s NATO membership will benefit Russia.