An invitation from Ukraine to NATO, yes, but only “when the conditions are met”. On the first day of the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jens Stoltenberg, the organization’s secretary general, was very firm: “We made it clear that we will invite Ukraine to join NATO when the allies are okay,” he continued.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, had expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of a timetable for his country’s accession, deeming the situation “absurd”. He criticized the organization’s “indecision” which promotes Russian “terror”.
Jens Stoltenberg tried to calm his ardor: “This is the first time that we have used the word ‘invitation’. »
The Ukrainian head of state wants to be sure of himself and says he has “faith in a strong NATO” which does not hesitate, does not waste time”. “And I would like that faith to become trust, trust in the decisions that we deserve,” he said.
“Today in Vilnius hangs a flag from the Battle of Bakhmout […] one of the most decisive battles for freedom in Europe. […] In the ruins of Bakhmut, on the fields of other battles in Ukraine, the aggressive Russian ambitions will remain defeated. »
