The decision to join NATO for a country is made by the members of the alliance, not Russia. So on Friday, December 3, White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented on statements about the inadmissibility of Ukraine’s entry into NATO. The briefing was broadcast in Twitter American administration.
“The question of who is a member of the alliance is decided by the NATO countries, not Russia,” she said.
On the eve, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that Ukraine’s joining NATO would become a “red line” for Russia. She stressed that after the end of the Cold War, Moscow was assured that the military forces of the alliance would not advance east, but the promises were forgotten and not fulfilled. The result was the sad state of European security.
On November 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the West was exacerbating its dialogue with Moscow and was very superficial about Russia’s warnings not to cross the “red lines.” According to him, “Western partners exacerbate the situation by supplying Kiev with lethal modern weapons, conducting provocative military maneuvers in the Black Sea, and not only, but also in other regions close to our borders.”
He noted that NATO missile defense systems have been deployed in Romania and Poland, which can be easily used. There are MK-41 launchers and strike systems, the president added.
Since 2014, Kiev has been conducting a military operation against the residents of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’etat and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the internal Ukrainian conflict. Issues of its settlement are being discussed in the Minsk and Normandy formats – with the participation of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, France, Germany.
Source: IZ
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