NATO has no plans to quickly join Ukraine

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, Telegraph newspaper He announced that NATO put his foot on the brakes of Ukraine’s membership in this military alliance and wrote: There is no obligation for Ukraine to join NATO quickly. The doubt and caution in the alliance’s attitude towards this issue is explained due to the escalation of conflicts with Russia. This year, it will not make further progress towards becoming a member of this Western alliance.

According to the Telegraph, this issue raises the fear of dragging this alliance into a war with Russia. Both Germany and the United States have given clear warnings that Ukraine should not be given a specific time frame for membership during preparations for the anniversary meeting in Washington.

The Telegraph quoted a source familiar with the thoughts of the US President Joe Biden’s administration as saying: We are very skeptical about Ukraine’s move towards full membership in NATO this year. There is concern that Russia’s threat to the rest of the alliance will increase. The decision is likely to disappoint Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has been warned by other leaders not to ask the coalition for the impossible.

The report continues. : NATO leaders put “managing expectations” on the agenda after last year’s summit as the decision on Ukraine’s membership created a lot of pressure. There was concern that the issue of Ukraine’s membership would dominate the summit and cause discord among member states. They will reject Ukraine’s membership in this military coalition, they intend to offer some kind of “bridge” or “pathway” to membership as a sign of support for this process.

One of the NATO diplomats said about the latest proposal in this regard: It is not an invitation, but it is the closest thing to it. According to him, this plan requires the strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces to ensure that the country can immediately join NATO when the leaders of the alliance recognize the right time.