Russia says on eve of Nato summit that Ukrainian entry would be a threat requiring tough response
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine joining Nato would 'have very, very negative consequences' . — Reuters pic
Monday, 10 Jul 2023 8:14 PM MYT
LONDON, July 10 — Russia said today that Ukrainian membership of the Nato military alliance would have very negative consequences for Europe’s security architecture and that Moscow would respond firmly to any such step.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking on the eve of a Nato summit in Lithuania aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine while not yet accepting Kyiv as a member of the alliance.
“You know the absolutely clear and consistent position of the Russian Federation that Ukraine’s membership in Nato will have very, very negative consequences for the security architecture, the already half-destroyed security architecture in Europe. And it will be an absolute danger, a threat to our country, which will require from us a sufficiently clear and firm reaction,” Peskov told reporters.
Russia launched its war in Ukraine last year, something it calls a “special military operation,” after seeking and failing to obtain what it called “security guarantees” from the West that its neighbour would never be allowed to join Nato. The United States said the demand was a “non-starter”, and Ukraine should be free to decide its own alliances.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made clear that Kyiv will not become a member while war rages, and that the Vilnius summit will not issue a formal invitation. — Reuters
Monday, 10 Jul 2023 8:14 PM MYT
LONDON, July 10 — Russia said today that Ukrainian membership of the Nato military alliance would have very negative consequences for Europe’s security architecture and that Moscow would respond firmly to any such step.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking on the eve of a Nato summit in Lithuania aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine while not yet accepting Kyiv as a member of the alliance.
“You know the absolutely clear and consistent position of the Russian Federation that Ukraine’s membership in Nato will have very, very negative consequences for the security architecture, the already half-destroyed security architecture in Europe. And it will be an absolute danger, a threat to our country, which will require from us a sufficiently clear and firm reaction,” Peskov told reporters.
Russia launched its war in Ukraine last year, something it calls a “special military operation,” after seeking and failing to obtain what it called “security guarantees” from the West that its neighbour would never be allowed to join Nato. The United States said the demand was a “non-starter”, and Ukraine should be free to decide its own alliances.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made clear that Kyiv will not become a member while war rages, and that the Vilnius summit will not issue a formal invitation. — Reuters
The continuing Russki invasion of Ukraine and annexation of vast swarths of Ukraine territory is already an extremely negative consequence for Europe’s security architecture.
ReplyDeleteRusskis are THE AGGRESSOR.
Know-nothing mfer haven't u read about the Ukrainian army is using the pommie supplied “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles to attack the Desnogorsk nuclear power plant in the Smolensk Region?
DeleteThe Smolensk NPP in Russia is about 270 km (168 miles) from the Ukraine border.
Now, mfer, refreshing yr f*cked memory about Russko bear's insistent of Ukraine neutrality.
U give aggressor a bad interpretation!
By joining NATO, even with the signed Minsk accords 1&2 to affirm that territorial neutrality, Ukraine is that aggressor with a ball tied to the yank's hand!
Minsk became a piece of toilet paper the moment Russkis invaded Ukraine, and especially after Russkis annexed vast areas of Ukraine.
DeleteWakakaka…
DeleteWhich come first - the Minsk accords or the Russko special military operation in Ukraine?
Ooop… mfer, u r truly living in a f*cked temporal reversal frame!