According to the "Global Times " report on the 2nd, when the referendum on the four states of Ukraine ended and was officially accepted into part by Russia. The Ukrainian government seemed to have tried to join NATO again for the purpose of "counterattack", but this time Zelensky was disappointed again: although the three Baltic countries unanimously supported it, NATO's door was still closed tightly and motionless.
September 30, Ukrainian President Zelensky signed the application for Ukraine to join NATO
Only three countries support Ukraine to join NATO
On the same day that Putin signed to accept the four states into Russia, Ukrainian President Zelensky also submitted an application for joining NATO. In his video speech, he mentioned that the compatibility of with NATO standards proves that Ukraine is actually a member of NATO. But what Zelensky did not expect was that NATO and the US government quickly poured cold water on them. The United States said that NATO adheres to an open policy, but now is not a good time for Ukraine to join . NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg also said that the entry into Ukraine into the agreement requires all 30 NATO member states to decide . However, NATO is well aware of the principle of "a stick and a sweet date". Stoltenberg emphasized that NATO will not interrupt the assistance and support to Ukraine and .
Former US Secretary of State Kissinger is not optimistic about Ukraine's entry into the contract. Kissinger believes that Ukraine's entry into the treaty is not good for the United States, and it may intensify the conflict situation and increase the risk of nuclear conflict. The West cannot completely exclude Russia from the system, and peaceful conversation is the right solution.
Ukrainian army is using French "Caesar" self-propelled artillery to attack the Russian army in Donbass region
However, perhaps what can make Ukrainians feel better is that several countries have consistently supported it in joining NATO. The three Baltic countries: Lithuanian , Estonian and Latvia , both of which express support for Ukraine's entry into the contract . The foreign ministers of the three countries not only made statements on social platforms, but also pointed out that Ukraine now has inspiring courage and joining will only make NATO stronger. Why do these countries have such an attitude?
The three Baltic countries have been afraid of Russia for a long time, and want Ukraine to join the contract and increase allies
The Baltic countries were ruled by Tsarist Russia in history, and were occupied by the Soviet Union during World War II . However, due to different religious beliefs and national cognitions, the people of the Three Kingdoms suffered a lot, and in the end the three countries were independent. However, has always had bad relations with the Soviet Union and now Russia. After joining NATO, they became a vanguard of anti-Russia. After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Lithuania echoed the sanctions of Western countries on Russia and banned the transit of goods transported to the enclave Kaliningrad ; Estonia claimed to cooperate with Finland to close Gulf of Finland , prevent the Russian Baltic fleet from entering and leaving, and turn the Baltic Sea into NATO inland sea; the Latvian government even demolished the Soviet "Liberators" monument in the capital, saying that this move ended the pain of Latvian history.
Soviet "Liberators" monument before it was demolished
Ukraine and the three Baltic countries have similar historical experiences. They are both member states of the Soviet Union and also border Russia. But the three countries' small calculations may not be out of friendship. In the long run, if Ukraine joins NATO, NATO will have legal reasons to deploy troops at Ukraine's border close to Russia, which will strengthen deterrence against Russia. While the three countries increase their allies, the Russian hatred value attracted by them may also be transferred to Ukraine. However, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is now fierce. The three countries support Ukraine in joining NATO, and may simply want NATO to confront Russia and use NATO to weaken Russia's strength.
The Baltic countries do not rely heavily on Russia, and they are unscrupulous in anti-Russia
Shortly after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict began, the three Baltic countries cut off their own Russian natural gas and chose Latvia underground gas storage supply. is not restricted by Russian energy and is also the confidence of the three countries to unscrupulous in anti-Russia. As soon as came, Lithuania built an liquefied natural gas terminal, which could supply natural gas to the three countries and Finland. Meanwhile, a new natural gas pipeline between Lithuania and Poland will also begin operations in May this year. Furthermore, the Three Kingdoms have a smaller size and the demand for natural gas is not large, so it is easier to find alternatives to Russian gas.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to continue, and Western countries’ sanctions against Russia backfire themselves and face a serious energy crisis. Take Germany for example. Russia's energy supply has been greatly reduced, the German economy has been hit hard, and even the risk of de-industrialization is in danger, and inflation and other problems are also very serious. Many German people took to the streets to protest, demanding that Germany lift sanctions on Russia and even withdraw from NATO.
Recently, Putin just warned of NATO's threat to Russia and would use all means to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity. Medvedev even more bluntly stated that it is also possible to use nuclear weapon . Faced with possible nuclear conflicts, Zelensky's attitude changed from disbelief at the beginning to "may become a reality." At present, a seabed explosion occurred in the Nord Stream pipeline and a large amount of natural gas leaked. Russia believes that the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline is inseparable from Western countries. At this critical moment, if agrees to Ukraine's joining NATO, it is undoubtedly a bright provocation to Russia.
If Ukraine joins NATO, it means that NATO can send troops to the battlefield of conflict at any time, and Russia will face greater threats, which is likely to cause Russia to retreat without retreat or be angered, and then a nuclear conflict breaks out. This time, other NATO member states did not support Ukraine's entry into the contract. They should have thought of this and did not want to take on a dangerous obligation that they could not escape.
