12 Jul 2023 - Robert C. Castel It was a wise decision to leave Ukraine out of NATO, Russia has received an important message

A quick analysis of the NATO summit with Robert C. Castell:
Russia got the message that as long as the war continues, Ukraine will definitely not be a NATO member
Ukraine has received no invitation or specific agenda, only the formation of a committee called the NATO-Ukraine Council. Antony Blinken: as long as the war continues, Ukrainian membership will not happen. Ukraine has made significant progress on the road to membership, but needs further reforms in both its military and its democracy.
Zelensky's disappointed reaction: indecision is a sign of weakness in the West. "This will encourage Russia to continue its terror". Indecisiveness or common sense?
The Kremlin has also spoken, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying Ukraine would be "potentially very dangerous" in NATO. Would Moscow be deterred or provoked by Ukrainian membership of NATO?
In Indonesia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that "the armed confrontation in Ukraine will continue until the West renounces its desire to exercise power over Moscow and defeat it". The US-led collective West aims to assert its global hegemony, the minister told Kompas newspaper.
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Jens Stoltenberg article in Foreign Policy. So we will send a clear message: NATO stands united, and authoritarian aggression will not pay," he adds.
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