MOSCOW, October 1 – Novosti. NATO unity with respect to Ukraine is under threat, writes William Moloney in an article for The Hill.
As economic turmoil sweeps through alliance countries, generating concomitant political instability, cracks in unity over Ukraine will continue to widen.
“Ukraine has begun exporting large volumes of grain to Europe at reduced prices, which has reportedly angered European farmers and sparked street protests,” Moloney wrote.
According to the journalist, Europeans also remember how the Biden administration did not consult with NATO partners before the sudden and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan . And this also contributes to growing fears about the predictability and unreliability of the United States as an ally, the author believes.
The day before, President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions signed agreements on the inclusion of these regions into Russia. Against this background, Zelensky said that Kyiv would immediately apply for an accelerated entry into NATO. However, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergrecalled that in order to accept a new member into the military bloc, the consent of all 30 participating countries is needed, although he promised that the alliance would concentrate efforts on helping Kiev to defend itself.
The day before, President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions signed agreements on the inclusion of these regions into Russia. Against this background, Zelensky said that Kyiv would immediately apply for an accelerated entry into NATO. However, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenbergrecalled that in order to accept a new member into the military bloc, the consent of all 30 participating countries is needed, although he promised that the alliance would concentrate efforts on helping Kiev to defend itself.
