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(LifeSiteNews) — The NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, was widely expected to see news of Ukraine’s “expedited” membership. Recent reports – including one from the European Parliament – trailed the possibility of a quick entry for the war-torn country into the alliance, with a last minute intervention by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calculated to apply pressure.
On the night before attending the summit, Zelensky pressed for the immediate admission of Ukraine to NATO, as outlined in his Twitter post on the evening of July 10.
The security reality here on NATO’s eastern flank depends on Ukraine. When we applied to join @NATO, we were frank: 🇺🇦 is de facto already in the Alliance. Our weapons are the weapons of the Alliance. Our values are what the Alliance believes in. Our defense is the very element… pic.twitter.com/V9I5wYh2j7
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 10, 2023
A day later, he was no longer making demands.
As Politico reported, Zelensky responded to news his demands would not be met with bitterness and rage.
Saying “Ukraine deserves respect,” he described NATO’s effective refusal to enter
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