11/17/2023 0 Comments World of warships pink shipAnd the Russians then sent them to Turkey in September. You may recall that they held out for more than two months before they finally surrendered to Russia. These five military commanders were key figures last year in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. MARTÍNEZ: And Zelenskyy visited a few NATO countries recently, including Turkey, and then he returned home with several prominent Ukrainian military commanders. And now some European countries, particularly Eastern European countries, support Ukraine in NATO, while President Biden is urging caution and saying this will take time. Bush, who raised the idea of Ukraine in NATO, faced some pushback from Europe. He knew it would be too late to act if he waited until Ukraine actually joined NATO.Īnd lastly, I just note that President George W. They say this fuzzy middle ground has encouraged Russian leader Vladimir Putin to invade. Ukraine wants the question resolved sooner rather than later. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview that aired over the weekend that Ukraine should get clear security guarantees, which President Biden seems to agree with, although we don't know exactly what those are.Īnd many Ukrainians just feel they've been in limbo since the possibility of joining NATO was first broached back in 2008. GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Well, the next best option from Ukraine's perspective would be a clear timetable toward membership. Greg, if Ukraine can't get membership at this NATO summit - and you heard President Biden say that it's premature, maybe, for even a vote to happen, so what does it hope it can get? MARTÍNEZ: Here to tell us more, we're joined by NPR's Greg Myre in Kyiv, Ukraine. Fifteen years later, it's still under discussion. The prospect of Ukraine joining the alliance actually first came up in 2008. Let's start this hour by getting a view on the NATO summit from Ukraine.
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