You never write, you never call, you never send F-16s’ has long summarized [Zelensky’s] approach to getting what he wants from the West and the U.S.
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We in the west need to understand that obviously, this is not charity because Ukraine is fighting for us. They are fighting for our liberty and the European security architecture.
Finland’s foreign minister Elina Valtonen counters claims that Ukraine has failed to show gratitude for western support
Plus que des garanties de sécurité per se, il s’agit d’un soutien à long terme. Le fait que sept économies majeures de la planète s’unissent pour l’Ukraine, c’est sécurisant.
The Baltic states were worried about being a little isolated
It could have spelled out what the new NATO-Ukraine Council could do about it, and could have mandated it to work with Kyiv on a path to accession and report to the next NATO summit next year
If the objectives of the Vilnius summit are achieved, Moscow will see that its belief in the success of the ‘wait the West out’ tactic is misplaced
[Sweden and Finland] make NATO much more geographically coherent. The Baltic Sea becomes a NATO lake, which is generally useful, also because of the Arctic’s increased importance.
The G7 joint statement could signal a new phase in the West’s support for Ukraine
France was at the balance point of the Vilnius summit, not strictly adhering to the very open position of the Baltic states and the Poles. Strategically and tactically, it was well played.
By taking over in this way [ Macron] is also allowing France to play a leading role in Vilnius. The Americans and Germans will say no to Ukraine’s immediate entry into NATO