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Leaders Tomorrow, Vilnius will host a summit of 31 NATO member countries.the capital of Lithuania, with the goal of completing Sweden’s accession “soon” and giving Ukraine “clear prospects”
Leaders Tomorrow, Vilnius will host a summit of 31 NATO member countries.the capital of Lithuania, with the goal of completing Sweden’s accession “soon” and giving Ukraine “clear prospects” for accession, which is not expected immediately as the country is at war.
The best-kept secret of NATO Heads of State and Government is the signal they send to Kyiv in support of the 2008 Bucharest Declaration, in which they have already recognized Ukraine as a future member of NATO. The idea is to give this promise more force in the midst of a war with Russia, although allied sources rule out that the language of the declaration contains any temporary mention of Ukraine’s entry into the organization.
“We did not come to Vilnius to confirm the Bucharest message. We will take into account the situation in Ukraine and the Russian invasion, and the declaration will reflect a long-term commitment to the stability of the country,” said U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith ahead of the summit, which is taking place in the historic and in a city just over 20 kilometers from Belarus, Moscow’s main ally in attack on Ukraine.
starting positions regarding Ukraine are not “absolutely random”, German government sources have acknowledged that the country, which, like the United States, is “refusing” a formal invitation to Kyiv to enter within two days of the summit being extended.
NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenbergstated a few weeks ago during his last working visit to the German capital and in front of Chancellor Olaf Scholz that no such invitation was “on the table”.
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In this regard, it was recalled from Berlin that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a recent interview with German public television, admitted that the long-awaited entry it could not be completed “before the end of the war”.
Join the Alliance while the conflict lasts would mean making NATO a “participant in the war”which is rejected by both Washington and Berlin, among other major partners of the organization.
On behalf of the host country of Lithuania, as well as other Baltic countries – Estonia and Latvia -, as well as Poland, we insist that Kyiv should be given specific “security guarantees” in addition to a reaffirmed commitment to provide military, financial and humanitarian assistance “as long as necessary”.
How do these guarantees or prospects materialize? should be fixed at the third working session of the summitalready on Wednesday, at which the so-called Ukraine-NATO Council will be formalized, at which Zelensky is expected to participate, although his presence has not yet been confirmed.
The goal will be to “raise” ties with Kiev through a forum that will meet approximately four times a year and pave the way for future membership in the organization.
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31 leaders meeting in the capital of Lithuania Let’s start this Tuesday with a traditional family photo, This will be followed by the first plenary session on the idea of strengthening NATO, which Norway and Germany believe should include the protection of critical submarine infrastructures.
Another session will follow in the same format and focused on including Sweden as a full memberor something still awaiting ratification by Hungary and especially Turkey.
Fundamental to the entry of Sweden, a country that, as a result of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, violated its line of military neutrality on ask together with Finland to join the Alliance, This may be the previous meeting this Monday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
The meeting was convened at the initiative of Stoltenberg after successive rounds of negotiations at the diplomatic, ministerial or leadership level. try to break the Turkish blockade of Sweden and complete its accession, which Finland already achieved last April.
In Berlin he expressed his “confidence” that this unlocking will happen “soon”, which may be facilitated by other bilateral rounds between Erdogan and other NATO leaders on the sidelines of the Vilnius summit.
Pictured is Jens Stoltenberg. Photo: Reuters
In this regard, the “consistent steps” taken by Stockholm and the centre-right Kristersson government to dispel Ankara’s objections, which accused the Scandinavian country of providing asylum to Kurdish adversaries and especially from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) or organizations affiliated with it.
Stockholm recently approved subsequent immigration laws and to harden those associated with terrorism or their financial support in order to pave the way for their infiltration.
But successive public burnings of the Qur’an, holy book of Muslims, the Scandinavian far right has once again ignited the spirit of Ankara, which reproaches Sweden for sanctioning these actions, which Stockholm understands as protected by freedom of speech.
Similarly, during the summit, NATO’s political leader hopes to close allies’ commitments with a new horizon of military spending, which set 2 percent as the minimum defense spending.
The pact is “in process” because there is a common belief in NATO that the conflict in Ukraine calls for increased spending, which has already registered an increase of 8.3 percent, the highest in its history.
(According to information from EFE And Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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