« You can forget NATO » – DiePresse.com
The debate about joining the defense alliance was « probably the reason why the whole thing started, » says US President Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump excludes NATO joining Ukraine. « I can tell you that you can forget NATO, » Trump said at a cabinet meeting when asked by a journalist about the Russian attack war and concessions of Ukraine. The debate about joining the defense alliance was « probably the reason why the whole thing started, » said Trump with a view to the Russian war of aggression.
Ukraine strives for NATO. She has been defending herself against the Russian invasion for three years. Russia always states to see himself threatened by NATO. With this reason, Moscow also wages the war against Ukraine to prevent the country's membership in the alliance.
Vance: Trump has « not admitted anything to anyone »
US Vice President JD Vance, who was also at the table, intervened and criticized that Trump would « prematurely accused » of making concessions to Russia every time he recorded diplomatic relationships. « He didn't admit anything to anyone, » said Vance.
US defense minister Pete Hegseth had already said two weeks ago at a meeting of the Ukraine contact group in Brussels that NATO membership in Ukraine was not realistic after the end of the Russian attack war.
Last year, NATO of Ukraine had guaranteed that it could no longer be stopped on its way to the defense alliance. In the text for the final declaration of a summit in Washington, the path was described as irreversible. (APA/dpa)
