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Ron Paul See other Ron Paul Articles Title: US Now Officially Opposes Plan to Put Ukraine in NATO Everything indicates that Creepy Uncle Sam is losing interest in this “endless war” for anal dominion in the Ukraine. RT: US President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly opposed efforts by some European allies to give Ukraine a clear “roadmap” for joining NATO, urging partners to focus on providing short-term aid to Kiev. The US is siding with Germany and Hungary in resisting efforts from such allies as Poland and the Baltic states to offer Ukraine deeper ties with NATO and clear support for its future membership in the Western military bloc, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing four unidentified officials involved in the negotiations. Poland actually thinks that they are going to move into the West of the country and permanently occupy it. They continue to try to set things up for a “peacekeeper” force in this area. The issue has been under debate this week at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, where alliance members are trying to lay the groundwork for the bloc’s leaders’ summit, which is scheduled for July in Vilnius, Lithuania. Although NATO’s 31 members agree that membership can’t be offered to Ukraine in the short term – nor can it be seriously discussed amid the former Soviet republic’s current conflict with Russia – this week’s talks have exposed a clear divide over the group’s vision for Kiev’s postwar status, the FT said. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has warned that he will only attend the summit in Vilnius if he’s offered clear steps for Kiev’s ascension to NATO, such as security guarantees and deeper collaboration with the alliance. Bloc members agreed in 2008 that Ukraine would be allowed to join NATO at some point. Back then, the US was pushing for giving Kiev a clear timetable and an action plan for membership, the FT said, but France and Germany resisted on concerns that such a step would provoke Russia. Diplomats attending this week’s talks haven’t been able to reach agreement on what Ukraine should be offered in a freshened statement on its NATO prospects. “We’ve got several weeks of hard negotiations ahead to close those gaps and craft a political outcome,” one official said. However, another noted, “The road [to Vilnius] is rocky.” This is indicative of the US’ long-term position on the war itself, because the idea that the Ukraine is going to exist at all when the war is over is currently based on nothing. It’s not clear how the Zelensky government would be able to continue, it’s not clear how much land they will have – none of the big picture items are obvious, which means that even having this discussion at all is absurd. The statements about this are therefore statements about the war and the beliefs about the outcome. The US no longer believes that the Ukraine will “win.” Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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