Russia does not oppose the entry of Ukraine into the European Union (EU). “This is the Sovereign Right of any countryand we talk about economic integration processes, to which no one can dictate anything to another country and we do not intend to do it either, “Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin presidential spokesman, said on his daily telephone press conference.
On the contrary, he assured that Russia opposes the country led by Volodimir Zelenski to access a military block like NATO. “We defend a totally different position in relation to security matters, defensive and military alliances”he said.
Admission to the Atlantic Alliance is a red line for the Russian presidentVladimir Putin, since he considers that the allied approach to the borders of his country is one of the triggers of the current conflict.
February 12, Pete HegsethChief of the Pentagon, said that the idea that Ukraine recovers the total control of its territory is unlikely and that the US does not consider viable that the country joins NATO as part of a peaceful solution to the conflict. “The United States does not believe that Ukraine adhesion to NATO is a realistic result of a negotiated solution”accurate.
The US president, Donald Trump, He reaffirmed this position due to the opposition of Russia and blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, for having caused the large -scale war with Moscow. However, the Trump administration He clarified later that he did not rule out the possibility that Ukraine joined NATO in the future.
For his part, the prime minister of Slovakia, Robert I amthat “Ukraine will never be in NATO”. At least, he asked to delay this measure, since making a hurried decision in this regard would represent a “serious risk for security” and could trigger a third world war.
