Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) has accepted an invitation to the White House by US President Joe Biden SERGEI SUPINSKY , JIM WATSON AFP/File
Axios: Ukraine amends statement saying Biden backed NATO membership plan
The White House and the Ukrainian government initially sent out conflicting official accounts of Monday's phone call between President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Why it matters: Ukraine's government initially reported on its official website that Biden had "highlighted... the importance of providing the Ukrainian state with a NATO Membership Action Plan," which would put Ukraine on course for membership in the alliance. The White House denied Biden expressed support for such a step on the call.
* "The Ukrainians mischaracterized the statement and corrected the record," a National Security Council spokesperson told Axios.
* By Monday evening, the Ukrainian government's readout had been changed to remove the reference to NATO membership for Ukraine.
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Update: US Reportedly Accuses Ukraine of ‘Mischaracterising’ Biden’s Words on NATO in Zelenskiy Phone Call (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The Ukraine government may have amended its statement, but the Ukraine President is still pushing for NATO membership .... Ukraine’s Zelensky Urges NATO to ‘Immediately’ Accept Kiev Into Alliance (Sputnik).
Update: President Biden has invited Ukraine President Zelensky to visit the White House in July .... Biden invites Ukraine's president to White House (France 24).
2 comments:
Before giving the NATO grade to Ukraine we have to put a lot of NATO troop and equipment's because we don't know what the Russian reaction will be if Ukraine is alone.
Bush Admin passed on Georgian membership in its last 2 years. Obama passed and passed and passed although he did break Libya in little pieces.
Alliances are good things if they are not pacts to have each others backs for aggression like the Ribentrop Molotov pact or the Tripartite pact.
Or the Partition of Poland. Why is Germany and Russia always doing that?
An alliance in and of itself would not threaten Russia. We do know Putin has designs on other countries. An alliance is not necessarily threatening, but intents change. Maybe DC is feeling its oats. Putin certainly is.
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