Kyiv Continues Efforts to Join NATO as Medvedev Threatens World War III

Them efforts to join NATO continues the Ukrainian government which on Tuesday (13/9) presented the security guarantees it considers necessary for the country after the end of war with Russia. At the same time former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that Zelensky’s country’s proposals could lead to “World War III”.

Ukraine’s plan was presented by Andriy Yermak, chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and his former general secretary NATO Anders Vo Rasmussen in Kyiv yesterday, Tuesday (13/9). This refers to the equipment and training Ukraine’s military needs from its Western allies to ensure the country can defend its sovereignty in the future.

Under Kiev’s proposals, several European countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and Turkey, will guarantee the security of Ukraine, which will continue its efforts to join NATO.

Although Kyiv had indicated at the beginning of the Russian invasion that it intended to abandon its goal of joining NATO in exchange for a ceasefire, now, as reported by the Athens News Agency, it is emphasizing that it is interested in full membership of the Alliance.

“Ukraine joining NATO will mean that other NATO member countries will have to help defend it against Russia”

For his part, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that Ukraine’s proposals could lead to a “third world war”.

In a post on Telegram, Medvedev pointed out that Ukraine’s accession to NATO would mean that other NATO member countries would have to help defend it against Russia, adding that by doing so NATO hoped to weaken Moscow. , then he will see “the Earth burning and the cement melting.”