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The absence in the declaration of the summit of the NATO which ends today Vilnius of a clear roadmap for the entry of Ukraine after the war has caused anger and frustration in Ukrainian society, which sees in this new postponement another sign of Western weakness in the face of Russia.
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“We are disappointed, but not discouraged”he told Efe by phone from Vilnius Ukrainian civic activist Daria Kaleniukone of the founders of International Center for the Victory of Ukraine.
kaleniuk stated that, although “Ukrainians will not stop fighting”the lack of specificity of the invitation of the NATO it leaves them feeling that they cannot count on all the support they would like from the Alliance.
Also the director of Center for Action against Corruption added that “some leaders of the NATO from whom we expected more courage” have shown “very afraid of Russia”a country that believes that West keep overestimating.
“I am concerned that the most powerful military alliance in the world, which recognizes that Russia is your biggest threat, you are hiding behind the Ukrainian men and women dying in the trenches and you are not willing to help Ukraine to win the war as soon as possible.” he pointed kaleniuk.
The activist attributed the vagueness of the NATO regarding the future income of Ukraine fear of consequences “of a defeat or a collapse of Russia”and wondered what the alliance Yeah “Ukraine one day it will run out of soldiers” to continue resisting the Russian invasion.
“Russia it has three times as many people as us, our resources are limited”, warned.
“Time is very important, each delay is paid by someone with their life in Ukraine”, he riveted kaleniukwho considers that the declaration of Vilnius is a new incentive for the feeling of impunity that led to the Kremlin to attack countries like Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine.
In the same sense, he spoke in his account of Twitter the president of the kyiv School of Economics, former minister Timofi Milovanov: “Many Ukrainians feel frustrated, hurt and betrayed by the indecision of the NATOdue to the lack of clarity on the path to the Ukrainian alliance“, wrote milovanov.
The academic also cited among the reasons for the discomfort of his compatriots “the unwarranted fear of confronting and containing Russia with the admission of Ukraine” in the NATO as Member state.
“More people will die in Ukraine because some politicians are afraid to act”added the former Ukrainian Minister of Economy, who is an adviser to the President’s Administration Volodymyr Zelensky.
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REFORMS AS AN “EXCUSE”
The statement of the NATO say what Ukraine “needs democratic reforms and in its security sector” before it can be invited to join the alliance.
“It’s a very convenient excuse to save face”says to Efe kaleniukthe anti-corruption activist, who stresses that both the Ukrainian authorities and civil society are already making reforms to the system and calls for a concrete list of changes required by the NATO so that they can begin to be made.
The academic and analyst at the University of Bucharest armandgosuspecialized in ex-Soviet space and Eastern Europedescribes the argument of the pending reforms as “cynical and hypocritical”.
“Of the NATO is part of a country like Türkiye and is also a member Hungary”it states Gosu in a telephone interview with Efe. “That ‘democratic reforms‘ you need to do Ukraine?” he wonders.
Gosu nor does he accept that Ukraine You need to modernize your army to ensure your income once the war is over.
“All countries of Eastern Europe they still have Soviet weapons, as has been seen with the material they have been sending to Ukraine. And how many armies are there right now in Europe better than Ukrainian?says the Romanian academic.
Source: Elcomercio
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