#Zelenskyy NATO membership

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved record military spending for 2025, allocating 32.5% of the national budget to defense amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, new EU leaders visit Kyiv, pledging unwavering support for Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression. In this video, we break down Russia’s escalating military strategy, Ukraine’s push for NATO membership, and the human cost of Europe’s largest conflict since WWII. Stay informed and join the conversation by watching this comprehensive update!

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NATO Membership for Unoccupied Ukraine: Zelenskyy’s Bold Proposal for Peace

Introduction

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a striking proposal amidst the ongoing war with Russia: granting NATO membership to unoccupied Ukrainian territories as a pathway to peace. This strategy reflects a pragmatic approach to securing Ukraine’s sovereignty while acknowledging t

1. Zelenskyy’s Proposal: A Pragmatic Approach

In an interview highlighted by Ukrainska Pravda, Zelenskyy

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By joining NATO, unoccupied Ukraine would benefit from the alliance’s collective defense guarantees under Article 5, potentially deterring further Russian aggression. However, this idea raises questions about NATO’s willingness to adapt its long-standing policies regarding membership for nations with unresolved territorial disputes.

Keywords: Zelenskyy, Ukraine, NATO, unoccupied territories, Article 5, peace proposal.

2. NATO’s Stance on Membership and Challenges

According to a report by BBC, NATO has historically refrained from granting membership to countries with active conflicts or unresolved territorial disputes. Zelenskyy’s suggestion challenges this precedent by proposing a phased membership, where unoccupied areas receive immediate protection while occupied regions remain contested.

This strategy, while innovative, poses risks for NATO. Would accepting Ukraine fragmentally set a precedent for other nations facing similar conflicts, such as Georgia? Moreover, how would NATO’s members balance their support for Ukraine with avoiding direct confrontation with Russia? These questions are central to understanding the feasibility of this plan​

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Keywords: NATO policies, phased membership, territorial disputes, alliance strategy, Georgia.

3. The Impact on Russia and Occupied Territories

As reported by Sky News, Russia could view NATO membership for unoccupied Ukraine as a strategic defeat. It would solidify Ukraine’s alignment with the West and make it more challenging for Moscow to expand its influence. However, critics argue that this approach might cement Russian control over occupied territories like Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, potentially prolonging the conflict.

Zelenskyy’s proposal also raises ethical concerns. Would Ukraine’s acceptance into NATO inadvertently send a message that the international community tolerates territorial seizures if they lead to stalemates? These questions underline the complexities of balancing immediate security with long-term justice​

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Keywords: Russia, territorial integrity, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, conflict resolution.

4. Broader Geopolitical Implications

Zelenskyy’s proposal has significant implications for global geopolitics. Accepting Ukraine into NATO, even partially, would alter the power dynamics in Eastern Europe. For NATO, it presents a test of unity, as member states may disagree on taking such a bold step.

Furthermore, the proposal challenges Russia’s strategy in the region. While it might deter future aggression, it could also provoke retaliatory measures from Moscow, such as escalating hybrid warfare or economic destabilization. This balancing act between deterrence and escalation is at the heart of the geopolitical debate​

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Keywords: geopolitics, Eastern Europe, NATO unity, Russia deterrence, hybrid warfare.

5. Prospects for Peace and the Future of Occupied Regions

Zelenskyy has clarified that NATO membership for unoccupied Ukraine does not mean abandoning the goal of reclaiming occupied territories. Instead, it provides a platform for stronger diplomatic and economic leverage. However, as noted in the Sky News report, achieving peace while leaving territories under Russian control could freeze the conflict and set a troubling precedent for international law.

Critics argue that prioritizing NATO membership could sideline efforts to resolve the humanitarian crises in occupied areas. On the other hand, supporters believe it is a necessary compromise to secure Ukraine’s sovereignty and ensure its survival​

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Keywords: peace prospects, occupied territories, international law, humanitarian crisis, sovereignty.

Conclusion

President Zelenskyy’s suggestion of NATO membership for unoccupied Ukraine offers a bold, pragmatic path toward peace but comes with significant risks and complexities. While it could provide immediate security guarantees, it also raises critical questions about the future of occupied territories, NATO’s policies, and the broader geopolitical order. As the international community evaluates this proposal, the stakes for Ukraine, NATO, and global stability remain extraordinarily high.

Keywords: Zelenskyy, NATO membership, Ukraine conflict, security guarantees, global stability.

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Biden Will Be Straightforward With Zelenskyy On Ukraine’s NATO. Membersh...

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Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #22

June 7-14 2024

Vice-President Harris announced that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is moving to remove medical debt for people's credit score. This move will improve the credit rating of 15 million Americans. Millions of Americans struggling with debt from medical expenses can't get approved for a loan for a car, to start a small business or buy a home. The new rule will improve credit scores by an average of 20 points and lead to 22,000 additional mortgages being approved every year. This comes on top of efforts by the Biden Administration to buy up and forgive medical debt. Through money in the American Rescue Plan $7 billion dollars of medical debt will be forgiven by the end of 2026. To date state and local governments have used ARP funds to buy up and forgive the debt of 3 million Americans and counting.

The EPA, Department of Agriculture, and FDA announced a joint "National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics". The Strategy aimed to cut food waste by 50% by 2030. Currently 24% of municipal solid waste in landfills is food waste, and food waste accounts for 58% of methane emissions from landfills roughly the green house gas emissions of 60 coal-fired power plants every year. This connects to $200 million the EPA already has invested in recycling, the largest investment in recycling by the federal government in 30 years. The average American family loses $1,500 ever year in spoiled food, and the strategy through better labeling, packaging, and education hopes to save people money and reduce hunger as well as the environmental impact.

President Biden signed with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a ten-year US-Ukraine Security Agreement. The Agreement is aimed at helping Ukraine win the war against Russia, as well as help Ukraine meet the standards it will have to be ready for EU and NATO memberships. President Biden also spearheaded efforts at the G7 meeting to secure $50 billion for Ukraine from the 7 top economic nations.

HHS announced $500 million for the development of new non-injection vaccines against Covid. The money is part of Project NextGen a $5 billion program to accelerate and streamline new Covid vaccines and treatments. The investment announced this week will support a clinical trial of 10,000 people testing a vaccine in pill form. It's also supporting two vaccines administered as nasal sprays that are in earlier stages of development. The government hopes that break throughs in non-needle based vaccines for Covid might be applied to other vaccinations thus making vaccines more widely available and more easily administered.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $404 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and the region. This brings the total invested by the Biden administration in the Palestinians to $1.8 billion since taking office, over $600 million since the war started in October 2023. The money will focus on safe drinking water, health care, protection, education, shelter, and psychosocial support.

The Department of the Interior announced $142 million for drought resilience and boosting water supplies. The funding will provide about 40,000 acre-feet of annual recycled water, enough to support more than 160,000 people a year. It's funding water recycling programs in California, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada and Texas. It's also supporting 4 water desalination projects in Southern California. Desalination is proving to be an important tool used by countries with limited freshwater.

President Biden took the lead at the G7 on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment. The PGI is a global program to connect the developing world to investment in its infrastructure from the G7 nations. So far the US has invested $40 billion into the program with a goal of $200 billion by 2027. The G7 overall plans on $600 billion by 2027. There has been heavy investment in the Lobito Corridor, an economic zone that runs from Angola, through the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Zambia, the PGI has helped connect the 3 nations by rail allowing land locked Zambia and largely landlocked DRC access Angolan ports. The PGI also is investing in a $900 million solar farm in Angola. The PGI got a $5 billion dollar investment from Microsoft aimed at expanding digital access in Kenya, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The PGI's bold vision is to connect Africa and the Indian Ocean region economically through rail and transportation link as well as boost greener economic growth in the developing world and bring developing nations on-line.

[yuri-alexseygaybitch]

The point of NATO is not to "help" anyone but its own warlords and oligarchs and their imperialist interests abroad. The reason NATO isn't "helping" Ukraine more is because a) they don't want WW3 (yet) and b) because its leaders are perfectly fine using it as a battleground to test out weapons and try to carve out a sphere of influence against a peer competitor but nothing more. Ukraine never had any chance of being an equal or even junior partner in NATO's imperialist project. It's a patsy that will be used, destroyed, and discarded like so many other countries before it and their craven, comprador ruling class that honestly believed they had a shot at imperialist membership if they just kept asking nicely and kept maintaining their hardline stance against Russia are to blame for it. Zelenskyy looks so pissed in that image because he's realized how much of a fucking fool he's been played for.

[reading-writing-revolution]

This is the way. Make the move now while the US can still sign on. Democracy is waiting for action.

[dostoyevsky-official]

Once buoyed by hopes of liberating their lands, even soldiers at the front now voice a desire for negotiations with Russia to end the war. Yuriy, another commander on the eastern front who gave only his first name, says he fears the prospect of a “forever war”.

“I am for negotiations now,” he adds, expressing his concern that his son — also a soldier — could spend much of his life fighting and that his grandson might one day inherit an endless conflict.

[...] Ukraine is heading into what may be its darkest moment of the war so far. It is losing on the battlefield in the east of the country, with Russian forces advancing relentlessly — albeit at immense cost in men and equipment.

It is struggling to restore its depleted ranks with motivated and well-trained soldiers while an arbitrary military mobilisation system is causing real social tension. It is also facing a bleak winter of severe power and potentially heating outages.

[...] At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is under growing pressure from western partners to find a path towards a negotiated settlement, even if there is scepticism about Russia’s willingness to enter talks any time soon and concern that Ukraine’s position is too weak to secure a fair deal right now.

US officials were unimpressed by Zelenskyy’s “victory plan”, which includes requests for massive amounts of western weaponry.

An adviser who helped prepare the document says Zelenskyy had no choice but to restate his insistence on Nato membership because anything else would have been perceived as a retreat on the question of western security guarantees, which Ukrainians see as indispensable.

[...] Although Zelenskyy’s victory plan restated old objectives, its real significance is that it shifts Ukraine’s war aims from total liberation to bending the war in Kyiv’s favour, says the senior Ukrainian official.

Multiple European diplomats who attended last week’s UN General Assembly in New York say there was a tangible shift in the tone and content of discussions around a potential settlement.

They note more openness from Ukrainian officials to discuss the potential for agreeing a ceasefire even while Russian troops remain on their territory, and more frank discussions among western officials about the urgency for a deal.

Ukraine’s new foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, used private meetings with western counterparts on his first trip to the US in the post to discuss potential compromise solutions, the diplomats said, and struck a more pragmatic tone on the possibility of land-for-security negotiations than his predecessor.

“We’re talking more and more openly about how this ends and what Ukraine would have to give up in order to get a permanent peace deal,” says one of the diplomats, who was present in New York. “And that’s a major change from even six months ago, when this kind of talk was taboo.”

[...] The biggest domestic problem for Zelenskyy might come from a nationalist minority opposed to any compromise, some of whom are now armed and trained to fight.

“If you get into any negotiation, it could be a trigger for social instability,” says a Ukrainian official. “Zelenskyy knows this very well.”

“There will always be a radical segment of Ukrainian society that will call any negotiation capitulation. The far right in Ukraine is growing. The right wing is a danger to democracy,” says Merezhko, who is an MP for Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People party.

[godisarepublican]

It's long past the point where we should have washed our hands of the Ukraine, and now it's a necessity...

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Zelenskyy says he can win the war and he's demanding either NATO membership, so that NATO can fight Russia for him, or he wants nuclear weapons, because why not touch off WWIII?

Our foreign policy isn't about right & wrong. Our foreign policy is not about moral & immoral. I know you want it to be but it's not. Our nation's policies are about what is in the best interest of the United States. And right now avoiding WWIII, avoiding a nuclear war with Russia is where our "Best Interests" lie. So maybe it's time to eliminate this Zelenskyy mad man...

[mariacallous]

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has expressed doubts about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's ability to deliver a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine in a pessimistic interview with Politico published on Nov. 27.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is in no mood to strike a deal.

“Putin still believes he can snuff out Ukrainian statehood and crush Ukraine as an independent democracy, and he thinks he’s one step away from exposing the West as weak,” he said.

“Ukraine is a personal obsession for Putin, but crushing Ukraine is also a means to accomplish his grand goal — to show to the world how the West is incapable of defending itself or what it stands for.”

An agreement that would include concessions from Ukraine, including territorial ones, would not work, because Putin is not interested in diplomacy and “is just trying to exhaust the West, believing that he can get everything he wants.”

Kuleba also stressed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would not sign any agreement that included the transfer of occupied Crimea, the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, and other territories to Russia.

“The Russians keep the Donbas, they keep Crimea, no NATO membership. Can Zelenskyy sign? He cannot because of the Constitution. And because it will be the end of Zelenskyy politically.”

He warned that if Trump stops the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, the front line in Donbas could collapse, placing Ukraine in great danger.

“The Russians will be at the gates of Dnipro, Poltava and Zaporizhzhya, That will be the most dangerous moment for Ukraine in this war,” Kuleba said, questioning whether Europe would be able to compensate for the loss or reduction of US support.

“The big unknown is how the European Union is going to behave. Europeans will have two choices. They can either pursue a wait-and-see strategy or follow Trump’s lead, or they accept the fact that they have to bear greater share of responsibility.”

This follows an analysis of statements by Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin on Nov. 26 that suggest the Kremlin aims to seize more territories in Ukraine and is unwilling to engage in genuine negotiations with Kyiv.

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An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a broadcast interview. Zelenskyy’s remarks on Friday signaled a possible way forward to the difficult path Ukraine faces to future NATO membership. At their summit in Washington in July, the 32 members declared Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy suggests deploying Western troops to ensure Ukraine’s security and push for NATO membership. This controversial move comes amidst ongoing tensions with Russia and international efforts to end the war. Watch to learn how this could reshape Europe’s future!

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[niveditaabaidya]

Zelenskyy Says NATO Must Confirm Ukraine’s Membership. #nato #ukraine #w...

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Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (NV) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to end the almost three-year war with Russia.

The deployment would be a step toward Ukraine joining NATO, Zelenskyy said in a post on his Telegram channel.

“But before that, we must have a clear understanding of when Ukraine will be in the European Union and when Ukraine will be in NATO,” Zelenskyy said.

His proposals tread a delicate diplomatic path amid international efforts to find a way of ending Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II at a time when Russia has gained an upper hand in the fighting.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seeking to bring about a ceasefire and met with Zelenskyy in Paris on Saturday. But Zelenskyy said Monday that he would approach outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden about Ukraine’s possible NATO membership because he’s still in office, while Trump doesn’t yet have “legal rights” to decide on the matter. He wants to have a cease-fire,” Trump said of Zelenskyy in comments to the New York Post published Sunday. “He wants to make peace. We didn’t talk about the details.

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Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas told Euronews' The Europe Conversation that Ukraine's path to NATO membership should not be in doubt.

Lithuania's top defence official warned that Europe and the West could not afford to under-supply Ukraine in its effort to defeat Russia — and insisted again that there could be no equivocation over allowing the country to join the NATO alliance.

In an interview with Euronews, Laurynas Kasčiūnas said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "victory plan" for Ukraine includes NATO membership as a top objective.

"Lithuania has always supported Ukraine's invitation into NATO, because in our understanding, you cannot send the message to Russia that they have at least informal veto power on NATO's enlargement," he said.

"It's the biggest mistake. A Ukrainian nation which fights for their independence but also fights for our security deserves the right to self-determination — which organisation, which community to choose for the future, for their children, for future generations."

"An invitation is not membership, but it's a point of no return. It's irreversibility. So I think we can do this move. At least an invitation," Kasčiūnas explained.

While Ukraine was promised a "bridge to membership" at NATO's 75th anniversary summit this summer, the US emphasised that this was a long-term goal rather than a guarantee.

But Kasčiūnas argued that those in the West who argue supporting Ukraine may provoke Russia have already been proven wrong.

"We Baltics always said to give more weapons to Ukraine for deterrence," Kasčiūnas told Euronews. "If Ukraine will be strong, Russia will be deterred. And we heard a lot of voices from our friends: 'Look, if you give the weapons to Ukraine, it will escalate, it will provoke.' And we gave not enough, and you see what's happened."

"Doing nothing is escalatory. Thinking that your support to Ukraine can escalate the situation is a mistake. And I hope we will understand our mistakes."

[thelostdreamsthings]

Understanding the NATO summit:

The steam for the US proxy war in Ukraine is running out. No commitment is given to Ukraine to obtain NATO membership because the West has come to realize that they can’t win a war against Russia and that peace will only be possible with a neutral Ukraine.

Ukraine will never be a member of NATO. Zelenskyy has realized this and is fuming in Vilnius, attacking NATO as disrespectful and calling the conditions absurd. In a moment of clarity he acknowledged what’s really going on:

"It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance. This means a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine’s membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia."

That’s exactly right. NATO has lost this war. Biden has lost this war. The lunatic Democrats have lost this war. The uni-party warmongers have lost this war. The EU has lost this war. Ukraine and Zelensky have lost this war.

Russia wins and rightfully so because everything that happened in Ukraine was a fraud against the Ukrainian people perpetrated by a failing US empire in its final stand against a rising multipolar world.

Zelenskyy was never a leader who did what’s best for his people. He will be remembered as a US puppet and actor for foreign interests. 350,000 Ukrainians dead because of him and his puppet masters in the US. He lost $12.7 trillion worth of land and resources to Russia because he did not sign the reasonable peace agreement that Russia had proposed to him. Instead he fell for empty promises from Biden that the US will support Ukraine until victory. What a fool.

The good news is this war may be over soon. The West has lost its appetite to throw more money into the Ukrainian black hole. With the US and EU entering recession they have enough problems at home. Protests and riots will become regular news. Biden wouldn’t stand a chance in the next election. His brain is Swiss cheese and the only alternative for the Democrats is Kennedy.

Trump will use the fatal mistake in Ukraine and the dire economic outlook of the US to run a successful campaign. Kennedy, who says all the right things, would be his only real obstacle but the Democrats have messed their country up so royally that Trump seems like the only choice.

The reality is that it doesn’t matter who the next US president is. The insurmountable debt burden combined with de-dollarization in global trade and the rise of BRICS+ are going to send the US into a decade long depression with unseen levels of poverty and violence.

Hopefully humanity dodged a bullet and nuclear war is no longer imminent. At least that is my read of the situation right now. But things could flare up again if peace negotiations fail. Russia may be tempted to take Odessa and turn Ukraine into rump state without access to the sea. Russia is holding all the cards. Let’s see how Putin plays them.

Putin’s ONLY mistake is not starting the Ukraine special military operation sooner than he did.

Zelensky is not just angry because he's short, has no friends and was rejected by NATO..

He's also angry because Putin currently controls 100,000 sq km of Ukrainian territory.