While the U.S. publicly insisted on an “open door” policy, Zelenskyy says he was privately told that Ukraine couldn’t join NATO.
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TheTrumpadministrationcausedashockonbothsidesoftheAtlanticlastweekbyclaimingthatNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)membershipforUkraineisnot“arealisticoutcomeofanegotiatedsettlement”forthewarthere.EuropeancountriessaidthattheywerestillcommittedtohavingUkraineinNATO.EuropeanUnionchiefdiplomatKajaKallassaidtodaythatthereshouldbenoagreement“aboutUkrainewithoutUkraine.”
FormerU.S.NationalSecurityAdviserJohnBoltonevenclaimedthatPresidentDonaldTrumphas“effectivelysurrendered”toRussiandemands.Ifso,it’sasurrenderthatformerPresidentJoeBidenreportedlymadebeforethewarevenbegan.WhilepubliclyinsistingonNATO’s“opendoor”policy,andrefusingtonegotiatewithRussiaontheissue,BidenprivatelytoldUkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyyin2021thatUkrainewouldn’tjointhealliance,ZelenskyyrevealedonFriday.
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