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UKRAINE-CRISIS-SUMMIT-NATO-MEETING:Rutte says Article 5 sort deal thought-about fo
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON -NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte stated on Monday NATO membership for Ukraine was not below dialogue however that there was a dialogue on “Article 5” sort safety ensures for the nation that Russia invaded in February 2022.
KEY QUOTES
“The scenario is that this – that the U.S. and another international locations have stated that they’re towards NATO membership for Ukraine. The official NATO place … is that there’s an irreversible path for Ukraine into NATO,” Rutte stated throughout an interview on Fox Information’ “The Ingraham Angle” present.
“However what we’re discussing right here just isn’t NATO membership, what we’re discussing right here is Article 5 sort of safety ensures for Ukraine and what precisely they are going to entail will now be extra particularly mentioned.”
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty enshrines the precept of collective protection, through which an assault on any of its 32 members is taken into account an assault on all. Becoming a member of the Atlantic alliance is a strategic goal for Kyiv that’s enshrined within the nation’s structure.
Rutte’s feedback famous {that a} safety assure of that scale might be provided to Ukraine in lieu of NATO membership, which Russian President Vladimir Putin has dominated out.
CONTEXT
After a Friday summit with Putin in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and NATO and European leaders on the White Home on Monday.
Rutte informed Fox Information safety ensures for Ukraine have been mentioned within the assembly and that there was no dialogue about boots on the bottom.
Trump described Monday’s conferences as “superb” and stated he known as Putin to start preparations for a gathering between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents earlier than a trilateral assembly that will additionally embrace Trump.
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