Moscow are trying to interfere with Ukrainian politics by blackmailing Kyiv and Donald Trump to not allow Kyiv to join NATO or the war will not end.
Vladimir Putin wants the war to end and needs to the conflict to stop, but he will only do this on his terms.
Moscow has said that Ukraine cannot be allowed to join NATO and this is a key condition to end the war.
At the Bucharest summit in 2008 NATO promised to allow Ukraine to join and in 2024 Kyiv was told in Washington that they are on an “irreversible” path to join the alliance.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Heorhiy Tykhy sharply responded to Moscow saying on Friday, saying this is “utter bull***t.”
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Tykhy said, “Aw shucks, North Korea’s ally issuing ultimatums to NATO. Utter bullshit. Moscow has no say here. Russia is waging an aggressive war in Europe. Its occupation forces are in Ukraine and other European countries.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the Rossiya-24 television channel, “And will not only seek ironclad international guarantees that will prevent Ukraine’s membership in NATO in any form, but we will also insist it will become a policy of the alliance itself.”
Grushko who is clearly speaking for Putin said, “For us, this is one of the key elements of a possible deal on the conflict in Ukraine, this relates to the elimination of the root causes of this conflict,” to end Ukraine discussing joining NATO.
He added, NATO membership “rules out the achievement of peace in Ukraine and, in a broader sense, the creation of at least some kind of security architecture.”
The Russian Deputy Minister furiously hit out at the NATO Bucharest summit in 2008 that allows Ukraine and Georgia to become members of the alliance.
He warned this will be “catastrophic for European security” and any failure to withdraw will cause “unacceptable ambiguity” for Moscow.
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