Zelensky Bites the Hand that Feeds Him

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Zelensky Bites the Hand that Feeds Him

The New York Post reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech in Vilnius, Lithuania, advocating for Ukraine's inclusion in NATO. He expressed gratitude to Lithuania for their support and claimed that joining NATO would prevent Russian aggression and historical injustices. President Biden also expressed support for Ukraine's future NATO membership, but noted that the country is not currently ready due to the ongoing conflict.

In an interview with CNN on Sunday, President Biden said, “I don’t think it’s ready for membership in NATO. I don’t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war.”

Zelensky wasn’t happy.

From the New York Post:

Zelensky slammed the reticence as “weakness” and “absurd” just moments after Biden referred to the development of new language regarding his country’s potential NATO ascension.

“Now, on the way to Vilnius, we received signals that certain wording is being discussed without Ukraine. And I would like to emphasize that this wording is about the invitation to become NATO member, not about Ukraine’s membership,” Zelensky tweeted.

“It’s unprecedented and absurd when a time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine’s membership. While at the same time vague wording about ‘conditions’ is added even for inviting Ukraine.”

Zelensky added: “It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance. This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine’s membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror. Uncertainty is weakness. And I will openly discuss this at the summit.”