Germany: Solz’s “No” to Ukraine’s invitation to NATO

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this evening rejected the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who wants his country to be invited to NATO as part of the “victory plan” he has drawn up against Russia. “It is important to realize that a warring country cannot under any circumstances become a member of NATO. The whole world knows it, there is no dispute about it. And the invitation is usually quite quickly linked to NATO membership,” the German chancellor said in an interview with ZDF public television. “We outlined the prospect of Ukraine’s accession at the NATO summits in Vilnius last year and in Washington this summer,” Soltz recalled, referring to the Alliance’s commitment to invite Kiev when its countries decide and the conditions are ripe. “But I believe that beyond that, there is currently no need to make a new decision,” he added. The “victory plan” Last week Zelensky presented […]
Source: News Beast

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