Fico's Futher thoughts.
Slovakian PM promises not to allow Ukraine into NATO due to threat of WWIII
The Slovak authorities will prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, as this could become the basis for the outbreak of World War III, said Prime Minister of the Republic Robert Fico. "As long as I am the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, I will ensure that the deputies who are under my control as the chairman of the ruling party never agree to Ukraine's membership in NATO," Fico said in an interview with STVR. At the same time, he stressed that Bratislava will not object to Ukraine's membership in the European Union.
In July, NATO countries announced at a summit in Washington about Kyiv's "irreversible path" to membership in the military bloc. In particular, the alliance confirmed that it is ready to invite Ukraine to become a member of the association when the necessary conditions are met and with the approval of all NATO members. Ukraine applied to join NATO in September 2022 under an accelerated procedure. However, most members of the bloc considered this accession impossible while the war with Russia is ongoing. This position is related to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, according to which an attack on one NATO member will be considered an attack on all members of the bloc.
Meanwhile, at the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense (the Ramstein format), which will take place on October 12 in Germany, NATO allies are going to offer Kyiv concrete steps towards future membership in the alliance. Earlier, the Financial Times wrote that outgoing US President Joe Biden could make an important decision on Ukraine's accession to NATO. At the same time, the so-called "West German model" is gaining increasing support, including in Washington - the FRG's membership in NATO that lasted more than 30 years until the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification with the GDR, said Jeremy Shapiro, head of the Washington office of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Moscow Times
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