{"id":220526,"date":"2022-10-03T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=220526"},"modified":"2022-10-03T12:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:35:05","slug":"ukraine-reacts-to-former-regions-joining-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2022\/10\/ukraine-reacts-to-former-regions-joining-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Reacts to Former Regions Joining Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kiev demands \u2018accelerated\u2019 admission to NATO, but the bloc\u2019s chief insisted that it\u2019s not party to the conflict.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky (C), Prime Minister Denis Shmygal (R) and parliament chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk (L) pose with the document requesting fast-track NATO membership.
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30 Sep 2022 – <\/em>Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed an application to join NATO on Friday and demanded an accelerated procedure for admission. While pledging the bloc\u2019s support for Kiev, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated that joining would require the consensus of all 30 members.<\/p>\n

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In a video address, Zelensky said Ukraine was already a \u201cde facto NATO ally\u201d<\/em> and said he was applying to make it official, calling the ceremonial signing of the application a \u201cdecisive step.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe trust each other, we help each other, and we protect each other,\u201d<\/em> the AP quoted him as saying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NATO had announced an \u201cunprecedented\u201d<\/em> address by Stoltenberg after Zelensky\u2019s video, but when the bloc\u2019s secretary general actually appeared he repeated previous talking points.<\/p>\n

\u201cNATO is not party to the conflict, but we provide support to Ukraine so it can uphold its right for self-defense enshrined in the UN charter,\u201d<\/em> Stoltenberg said. \u201cOurs is a defensive alliance. We stand united and determined to defend and protect every NATO ally and every inch of allied territory.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u00a0Read more: <\/strong><\/em> Putin Signs Treaties on Accession of Former Ukrainian Regions to Russia<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When asked if NATO was willing to accept Ukraine\u2019s application, Stoltenberg replied that \u201cevery democracy in Europe has the right to apply\u201d<\/em> but getting accepted would require the consensus of all 30 members.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus now is providing Ukraine immediate support,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stoltenberg also repeated the rejection of Russia\u2019s \u201cillegal annexation\u201d<\/em> of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Russia stops fighting, there will be peace, if Ukraine stops fighting, it will cease to exist as an independent sovereign nation in Europe,\u201d<\/em> he added, using a variation on a talking point recently embraced by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Zelensky\u2019s wife.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Calling Kiev a \u201cvictim of aggression,\u201d<\/em> Stoltenberg said the bloc must work to \u201censure [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin doesn\u2019t win,\u201d<\/em> because anything else would tell the world that \u201cauthoritarian countries like Russia can use force\u201d<\/em> to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n

Taking only four questions from the press, Stoltenberg concluded by repeating, \u201cNATO is not party to the conflict, we support Ukraine but that does not make us party to the conflict.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Go to Original – rt.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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