Biden Says NATO's Door is Closed to Ukraine as Long as Country is at War With Russia
NATO leadership noted before Russia's invasion that Ukraine is not protected by Article 5.
President Joe Biden said Sunday that Ukraine will not be able to join the NATO while it is engaged in a war with Russia because it would mean the alliance would be at war with Moscow.
“I don't think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war,” Biden told CNN.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Friday that he will Graham said on Friday work across the aisle to pass a resolution urging for Ukraine’s admission into the alliance.
“The best way to prevent future wars and promote peace is to create security guarantees that make aggressor nations think twice before starting wars,” he tweeted. “Ukrainian NATO membership is vital to the future security of Europe and the world.”
Alexander Venediktov, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, called Ukraine’s membership would guarantee a world war.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, said last month that the U.S. will be faced with two bleak choices if Kyiv loses the war with Russia.
He said the U.S. could either decide to join the fight or sit back and watch NATO, the alliance that has been around since 1949, unravel.
Zelensky made the comment after being asked about the possibility that the 2024 presidential election in the U.S. could result in someone less willing than President Joe Biden to bankroll Ukrainians.
Zelensky, who needs to rely on fear tactics, said, “Is he ready to go to war? To fight, to send his kids? Are they ready to die? Because anyway, they will have to do this if NATO gets involved.”
He—once again—presented Ukraine as a bulwark between Europe and Russia. He said if Kyiv falls, Russia will continue its bloody march to the Baltic countries and Poland.
“They will start war with one of the NATO countries and at this moment the U.S. will have to choose the collapse of NATO or go to war,” he said.
Zelensky confirmed last week that his country is not ready to negotiate for a peaceful resolution with Russia—and said peace is not an option until Moscow withdraws all its troops.
One of the key benefits of NATO membership is the protection under Article 5, which states that any member state that
Article 5 provides that if a NATO Ally is the victim of an armed attack, every other member of the Alliance would consider it as an attack on all members and will take the actions it deems necessary to assist the Ally attacked.
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