UKRAINE-RUSSIA-NATO – TELAM Agency
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, assured today that he has no intention of Ukraine joining NATO and explained that its admission could only take place if Kiev meets “the same standards” as the rest of the countries. member countries of the military alliance.
“No,” Biden said when asked if the United States plans any initiative to improve Kiev’s chances of accession, after the US news portal Politico, citing official sources, reported the possibility of an express mechanism of incorporation for Ukraine after the war with Russia.
These sources confirmed that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had raised with member countries the option of Ukraine joining without having to adopt the so-called Action Plan, a series of military and democratic reforms that all applicant countries must adopt. .
The same sources had indicated earlier this week that Biden had been “open” to that option. However, today he assured that Ukraine “must meet the same standards” as the rest of the member countries, reported the Europa Press news agency.
Biden also had a few words about the deployment of Russian tactical weapons in Belarus, a decision he called “totally irresponsible.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed yesterday the deployment of the first battery of this weapon, although he stressed that “he sees no need to use it”, at least for now.
During his speech on the occasion of the Economic Forum that is being held in the city of Saint Petersburg, Putin maintained that he does not want to resort to this type of weapon, which would be “negative”, as he considered and, in this sense, he clarified that these weapons they will only be used in case of “threat to the integrity, independence, sovereignty and existence of the Russian state”.
Source: Ambito
