Ulrike Franke explains how the NATO accession of Sweden and Finland restricts Russia’s movement options in the Baltic Sea
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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
Jeremy Shapiro comments on Zelensky´s “guilt-based” diplomacy in the context of the NATO summit in Vilnius
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
Camille Grand comments on NATO’s expansion in the Baltic region and its consequences for Russia
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
Camille Grand comments on the outcomes of NATO summit in Vilnius, in particular the issue of Ukraine’s path toward NATO membership
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