Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that his country should accept that it will not become a member of the US-led NATO military alliance, a key Russian concern it used to justify its invasion.

“Ukraine is not a member of NATO. We understand that. We have heard for years that the doors were open, but we also heard that we could not join. It’s a truth and it must be recognised,” Zelensky said during a video conference with military officials.

On the same day, US President Joe Biden will use a trip to an emergency NATO summit next week to demonstrate Washington’s “iron-clad” backing for its allies, the White House said Tuesday.

Biden will also attend an EU summit in Brussels to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western efforts to impose “economic costs on Russia (and) provide humanitarian support to those affected by the violence,” Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters.

At the March 24 NATO summit — also in Brussels — Biden will “reaffirm our iron-clad commitment to our NATO allies,” she said.

Psaki did not rule out Biden adding stops to his European trip, amid speculation that he could meet with some of the three million refugees who have now fled Ukraine.

She said his “real focus right now is to meet with NATO partners in Brussels. If there are additional steps, we’ll share all those details.”

Addressing a key Russian concern used to justify the invasion, Ukrainian President Zelensky said earlier Tuesday that Ukraine should accept that it would not become a member of NATO.

If Russian forces attack a NATO country, all members of the transatlantic alliance, including the United States, are obligated to come to its aid militarily.

Bolstered NATO forces
A photo combination of US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladmir Putin
A photo combination of US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin


The emergency NATO summit “will address Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, our strong support for Ukraine, and further strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a tweet.

“At this critical time, North America and Europe must continue to stand together.”

Stoltenberg also said Tuesday that NATO was worried Russia is gearing up to carry out a chemical attack in Ukraine.

“We are concerned that Moscow could stage a false flag operation possibly including chemical weapons,” the NATO chief told reporters, citing “absurd claims” from Russia that Ukraine possesses biological weapons labs.

NATO, he said, remains “very vigilant” on that risk and stressed that Russia would have “a high price to pay” if it carried out such a “violation of international law.”

A meeting on Wednesday of NATO defense ministers, Stoltenberg said, would cover “concrete measures to reinforce our security” and adapt to the changed threat arising from Russia’s “senseless war.”

“This could include substantially more forces in the eastern part of the alliance at higher readiness and with more pre-positioned equipment,” on top of the bolstered NATO forces already sent to NATO countries bordering Ukraine, he said.

On Tuesday, in the highest-level EU delegation to go to Kyiv since the war began, the leaders of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia travelled to the besieged capital in a sign of support for Ukraine.

https://www.channelstv.com/2022/03/16/ukraine-will-not-join-nato-says-zelensky/

We have read it here

DID Russian JUST WON THE WAR, WITH THIS CAPITULATION.

Russia beats the world as Ukraine conceded not joining NATO. Why did Ukraine allowed herself to be beaten into pulp with wanton loss of live and property? When all it required to avert the needless senseless war was to have made this statement earlier. Became a pawn of world political wranglings and imbalance and relied on a FECKLESS world leadership that allowed her country destroyed and looked on whilst the carnage lasted.

The world stood by and watched one country determine and decide the destiny of another sovereign state. What a shame.

SHOULD THIS BE THE NEW WORLD ORDER?

Mickykarim:
DID Russian JUST WON THE WAR, WITH THIS CAPITULATION.

Russia beats the world as Ukraine conceded not joining NATO. Why did Ukraine allowed herself to be beaten into pulp with wanton loss of live and property? When all it required to avert the needless senseless war was to have made this statement earlier. Became a pawn of world political wranglings and imbalance and relied on a FECKLESS world leadership that allowed her country destroyed and looked on whilst the carnage lasted.

The world stood by and watched one country determine and decide the destiny of another sovereign state. What a shame.

SHOULD THIS BE THE NEW WORLD ORDER?

noise!

Mickykarim:
DID Russian JUST WON THE WAR, WITH THIS CAPITULATION.

Russia beats the world as Ukraine conceded not joining NATO. Why did Ukraine allowed herself to be beaten into pulp with wanton loss of live and property? When all it required to avert the needless senseless war was to have made this statement earlier. Became a pawn of world political wranglings and imbalance and relied on a FECKLESS world leadership that allowed her country destroyed and looked on whilst the carnage lasted.

The world stood by and watched one country determine and decide the destiny of another sovereign state. What a shame.

SHOULD THIS BE THE NEW WORLD ORDER?

The Zelemsky guy is an idiot