Ukraine in NATO, formal application starts

Ukraine he presented question to enter the Born with an accelerated procedure. The move, announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, comes after the ceremony of annexation of the territories occupied by Russiafollowing the referendum convicts held in the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Khersonwhich has increased the fear of possible nuclear attacks in Ukraine.

“Basically we are already allies. De facto, we have already demonstrated compatibility with Alliance standards. Ukraine is asking for confirmation de jurewith an accelerated procedure “, Zelensky said in a statement reported by the Kyiv Independent. The issue was quickly addressed during a meeting of the National Security Council, which took place following the annexation ceremony of the territories occupied by Russia, which took place in Moscow on 30 September.

The head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, has indeed threatened to respond even with atomic weapons to any threat to Russian territorial integrity. Integrity which would also include i Ukrainian territories in which farce referendums were held, once the annexation procedure was completed. This is yet another blackmail by Moscow against Ukraine and the West, a consequence of the rapid change of tactics of the Russian authorities, after the military defeats on the ground in recent weeks.

No comments or communications have yet arrived from NATO headquartersbut Ukraine’s formal application for membership is proof of how seriously Kyiv perceives the Russian threatens to use nuclear weapons. For the Ukrainian intelligence in fact, according to what reported by Associated Pressthe danger would be “very high” and the only way to avert such a scenario would seem to be joining the Atlantic Alliance.

However, the military escalation will not be immediate. In fact, to formalize the annexation, Putin will have to wait for the vote of the Duma, the Russian parliament, which will meet next October 4th. Until then, all we can do is await the decision of the United States and the members of the Alliance on the application for membership submitted by Kyiv, the result of which could completely change the course of the conflict.