Ukraine’s accession to NATO it now seems only a matter of time. In the aftermath of the new terrible attacks of Russia against a Children’s hospital in Kievat its 75th summit in Washington the Atlantic Alliance raises its voice against Vladimir Putin strengthening its commitment to Volodymyr Zelensky and granting him the long-awaited entry into the most powerful and long-lasting defense pact in history.
According to what two officials revealed to Politicoin the final declaration of the summit, NATO will use the term “irreversible” to define Kiev’s path towards membership, this time setting a deadline in black and white. “It’s not a question of if but when,” it declared a few weeks ago Joe Biden and now, under his leadership, the Alliance is about to take a decisive step forward.
In the draft, which will be finalized and published in the next 24 hours, it is explicitly stated that, once all the measures have been implemented democratic reformsUkraine will be “in all respects” the 33rd member of NATO. A historic turning point for Zelensky’s country and the worst nightmare for Russia, which has already warned that it wants to follow the summit “as carefully as possible”. “The Alliance sees Russia as its enemy and adversary and is participating in the conflict in Ukraine, fighting for Ukraine,” the Kremlin spokesman said Dmitry Peskov.
New military aid from the United States
It would be enough Adhesion guarantee to make this Washington summit memorable, but for the Ukrainian president the good news may not end here. According to sources in the American administration, in fact, among the new US military aid that will be announced in the next few days there could be Patriot and F16. “We are doing and will always do everything to ensure that Russian terrorists lose,” Zelensky said upon his arrival in the American capital. The Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg He condemned the massive Russian attack on Monday, stressing that in the coming days “decisions will be taken to further strengthen our support for Kiev: Russia must accept a solution in which Ukraine prevails as a sovereign and independent nation.”
Creation of a NATO command in Wiesbaden
In addition to creating a NATO Command in Wiesbadenin Germany, to coordinate aid, training and logistics for Kiev, the other key points that the summit in the United States intends to finalize to protect Ukraine even in the event of a change in the White House are the creation of a fund to ensure a continuous flow of money to Kiev and the transfer of coordination of the process to NATO headquarters in Brussels Contact group. Finally, give more powers to the general Christopher Cabbagehead of the Supreme Command of the Allied Powers in Europe, a Biden man who the allies intend to keep in his post, strengthened, even in the event of a Donald Trump victory.
Increased investment in defense
With the not so remote risk that the new occupant of the White House is neither inclined to continue providing aid to Ukraine nor to tolerate the United States spending more on defense, Stoltenberg announced that the allies will sign a commitment to increase their investments. On the other hand, when Biden took office, there were only 9 countries that spent 2% of GDP, today there are over 23. “2% is the minimum, we must do more”, warned the secretary general at the Defense Industry Forum, recalling that ten years ago there were only two allies that invested that percentage. “NATO’s main objective is peace, the prevention of war through deterrence. This is only possible by investing in defense”.