Standards of the fifth the NATO article, which requires members of the alliance to stand up for their ally, is the only thing that Russian President Putin has done "respects and understands", so the path to NATO membership is part of the winning goal strategies for Ukraine and for the entire alliance, the former deputy believes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Jan Brzezinski. His colleagues, during the discussion in the Atlantic Council, they called for speeding up military assistance to Ukraine, and also noted, that without this help, we will have to face the Russian invaders in Poland. This is reported by UNN with reference to Voice of America.
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According to Brzezinski, the "NATO umbrella" could extend to the unoccupied part Ukraine, even until the moment of complete liberation of the unit that is now captured the Russian army, because the only thing that Russian President Putin "respects and understands" - these are the standards of the fifth article of NATO, which requires members of the alliance to stand on the protecting your ally. Earlier, this statement was made by the former Secretary-General NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who estimates that Ukraine may join NATO until the end of the war with Russia and without the temporarily occupied territories.
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At the same time the eldest a researcher at the Hudson Institute, Rebecca Henricks, called for even more Ukraine's likely entry into NATO will provide it with the ability to wage war so, as if she is already a member of NATO.
Let Ukraine wage this war as we would. ( ... ) In other words, Ukraine should gain an advantage in the air, get longer-range drones, and speed up obtaining F-16
About what weapons it is a key issue, the former US ambassador to Ukraine also noted during the discussion., director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasian center John Herbst.
According to his words, if the West does not help Ukraine defeat the Russian invaders in Ukraine, then face with the Russians will have to go to Poland, and this means the loss of American lives. Tom, the analyst emphasizes that helping Ukraine defeat Putin is vital interest of the United States. Herbst also recalled that in previous wars in the More than 800,000 American lives were lost in Europe.
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