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In the early morning of January 30, 2024, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the striking news at a press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: Ukraine will become a full member of NATO. Blinken made it clear that NATO's doors are open to every country willing to join, specifically mentioning that Ukraine is about to cross the threshold. He also pointed out that Finland is about to join and Sweden is also approaching, which shows that NATO's door is not only open, but that everyone is welcome to join. Blinken's statement sparked heated discussions and controversy in the international community, especially for Russia, where Ukraine's accession touched its bottom line.
The issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO has always been the subject of much attention and controversy. On the one hand, Ukraine's accession to NATO means the possibility of triggering NATO's Article 5, which is seen as an attack on the entire alliance. Therefore, some Eastern European countries, especially until the Russian-Ukrainian issue is resolved, have reservations about Ukraine's accession to NATO. On the other hand, the United States and other Western countries are actively advocating Ukraine's accession to NATO, thus binding the interests of Ukraine and the West. Blinken's statement is not only an encouragement and support for Ukraine, but also an attempt to consolidate the position of the United States in Europe.
Surprisingly, recently Russia** has also begun to discuss the possibility of Russia's accession to NATO. The Russian news agency Sputnik published an article saying that if NATO continues to expand, Russia should be the first country to join. This sparked a wave of discussion, with some questioning whether Russia's attitude had changed.
According to reports, as early as 1994, Russia's former Yeltsin and the United States' Clinton chatted at a dinner party about the idea that if NATO expanded, Russia should be the first country to join. Yeltsin believed that Russia's accession could gain a certain voice within NATO, dilute the influence of the United States, and improve the security of the western borders. However, Clinton did not respond positively to this proposal, and the two sides did not further implement this idea.
The appearance of this article, on the one hand, can be regarded as a declassified document published by the American archives, and on the other hand, it also shows that Russia may have had such an idea. However, the reality has shifted. In recent years, relations between Russia and NATO have become increasingly strained, especially after the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis. While joining NATO was Russia's idea in the past, Russia now has become hostile to NATO. Putin believes that NATO's continued eastward expansion is the main cause of the Ukrainian crisis, and now NATO has absorbed Finland and other countries, which has exacerbated Russia's dissatisfaction with NATO.
In general, Secretary Blinken's statements are aimed at cheering up Ukraine and bringing Europe closer to the United States. However, the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO cannot be ignored, as it could provoke a military conflict between the nuclear powers Russia and NATO. For Russia, joining NATO would affect its security interests and give the United States greater control over Europe. Therefore, the issue of NATO's eastward expansion has caused a lot of controversy and discussion between Russia and the international community.
Although Russia ** mentioned that earlier Russia had the idea of joining NATO, now the situation has changed. Russia has made it clear that it will not accept Ukraine's accession to NATO, because Russia has been subjected to many ** by the West and will not be easily fooled again. And for NATO, until the conflict in Ukraine is resolved, the inclusion of Ukraine into NATO will be an extremely high-risk move.
All in all, the current instability of the world situation and the intensification of conflicts have made the situation of competing interests and confrontation between countries in regional and global affairs more and more complicated. Against this backdrop, all countries should exercise restraint and find ways to resolve the issue peacefully and avoid further escalation of tensions and conflicts. Only through dialogue, consultation and compromise can the long-term goal of regional peace and stability be achieved.
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