Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Ukraine is too CORRUPT to join NATO, US says, in major blow to Zelensky… and boost for Putin
UK Daily Mail ^ | July 3, 2024 | Perkin Amalaraj

Posted on 07/03/2024 5:14:36 AM PDT by C19fan

Ukraine is too corrupt to join NATO, the US is set to tell leader Volodymyr Zelensky in a major blow to his nation's security ambitions.

The defence bloc will request at its annual summit next week, in Washington DC, that Ukraine takes 'additional steps before formal membership talks progress', a senior US official told the Telegraph.

Zelensky has been pushing for NATO ascension after Russia's brutal invasion ends to protect itself from future invasion, as the pact compels its members to militarily defend allies if they are attacked.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: nato; ukraine; zeepersoutraged
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-28 next last
No **** Sherlock. WTF... Anybody without their head up their you know what knew this.
1 posted on 07/03/2024 5:14:36 AM PDT by C19fan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: C19fan

Ukraine is NOTHING but a MONEY LAUNDERING SITE!!


2 posted on 07/03/2024 5:16:26 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: C19fan

So when is the US kicked out of NATO?


3 posted on 07/03/2024 5:17:56 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: C19fan

Up theirs or Deep State’s...


4 posted on 07/03/2024 5:18:14 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: The Louiswu

When does the US kick NATO to the curb?


5 posted on 07/03/2024 5:18:58 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: C19fan
You gonna tell the rest of the story?

"Zelensky appears to be tackling the problem head on, particularly in the military. In September, he fired all six of his deputy defence ministers with no explanation weeks after dismissing his top defence minister.

The US has recognized his efforts, with a State Department official telling the Telegraph: 'We have to step back and applaud everything that Ukraine has done in the name of reforms over the last two-plus years.'

'As they continue to make those reforms, we want to commend them, we want to talk about additional steps that need to be taken, particularly in the area of anti-corruption. It is a priority for many of us around the table,' the source added.

NATO has given Ukraine a list of reforms it will be expected to carry out before it qualifies for membership, which officials said Zelensky was working through.

'That’s something Nato has been doing quietly under the radar that helps them get closer to membership', a source said.
"

6 posted on 07/03/2024 5:19:12 AM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." --George Washington)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: C19fan
However in a later paragraph: ”… with a State Department official telling the Telegraph: 'We have to step back and applaud everything that Ukraine has done in the name of reforms over the last two-plus years.'
7 posted on 07/03/2024 5:20:49 AM PDT by Brandonmark (November 2024 cannot come soon enough!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: The Louiswu

“So when is the US kicked out of NATO?”

Most of NATO would have to be kicked out of NATO.


8 posted on 07/03/2024 5:27:04 AM PDT by dynachrome (Auslander Raus!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: mewzilla

There would be no NATO if corrupt members were kicked out.


9 posted on 07/03/2024 5:32:26 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Gender dysphoria is now a federally protected mental illness.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: The Louiswu

Not kicked out.

When will the US pull out of NATO?


10 posted on 07/03/2024 5:34:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Texas Fossil

Was Viet Nam too corrupt to fight for?


11 posted on 07/03/2024 5:36:45 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Ann Archy

LOL! Wait…I was told only the Eastern and Southern Russian sides were corrupt!? Was I lied to?!? /s


12 posted on 07/03/2024 5:40:42 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Brandonmark
”… with a State Department official telling the Telegraph: 'We have to step back and applaud everything that Ukraine has done in the name of reforms over the last two-plus years.'

What reforms? Killing off the male population in a border war bloodbath? I guess that’s one way of ending corruption…
13 posted on 07/03/2024 5:43:39 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: C19fan

Quick, send them billions more US tax payer $$!


14 posted on 07/03/2024 6:08:24 AM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: C19fan

Ukraine is too corrupt for Europe, but fine for Hunter and the “Big Guy”.


15 posted on 07/03/2024 6:09:21 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: C19fan

All the NATO countries that according to NATO ‘aren’t’ corrupt???

Albania 2009 ???
Belgium 1949*
Bulgaria 2004 ???
Canada 1949* ???
Croatia 2009 ???
Czechia 1999 ???
Denmark 1949*
Estonia 2004 ???
Finland 2023
France 1949* ???
Germany 1955 ???
Greece 1952 ???
Hungary 1999 ???
Iceland 1949*
Italy 1949* ???
Latvia 2004 ???
Lithuania 2004 ???
Luxembourg 1949*
Montenegro 2017 ???
Netherlands 1949*
North Macedonia 2020 ???
Norway 1949*
Poland 1999 ???
Portugal 1949* ???
Romania 2004 ???
Slovakia 2004 ???
Slovenia 2004 ???
Spain 1982 ???
Sweden 2024
Türkiye 1952 ???
United Kingdom 1949 ???
United States 1949 ???

* original member
??? Not corrupt - WTF????


16 posted on 07/03/2024 6:10:22 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: The Louiswu

BINGO


17 posted on 07/03/2024 6:20:44 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: DIRTYSECRET

No. But those running our military made up too many stupid rules to win the fight.

I have always blamed the State Department.

Still do about more recent conflicts.

Never pick a fight if you are not committed to win it.


18 posted on 07/03/2024 6:43:31 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: The Louiswu

I was gonna say, Joe Biden.......


19 posted on 07/03/2024 6:45:29 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: Timber Rattler

How is the weather in Kiev today?


20 posted on 07/03/2024 7:13:01 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-28 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson