2023-07-09 03:07:00
For this reason, the summit that the Atlantic Alliance will carry out on July 11 and 12 in the Lithuanian city of Vilnius will be decisive, where the main topic will be the evaluation of the Ukrainian troops on the battlefield once morest the Russian Army, in a conflict that has already lasted for almost a year and a half.
Experts consulted by the media believe that the Biden government will focus its efforts on convincing its NATO allies to continue supporting Kiev, given the growth of Republican voices that question the effectiveness of the aid sent.
The foregoing, indicates Politico, has generated fears in the European Union (EU) that a Republican victory in the White House in 2024 “may shatter the alliance.”
“Several points of tension will be revealed in Vilnius, including strong divisions over whether Ukraine should be put on the path of NATO membership,” the text reads.
Biden will have a busy schedule ahead of the NATO summit, with meetings scheduled in Finland (the bloc’s newest member) and with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and, for the first time since taking the throne, with King Carlos III.
These meetings would have the objective of reaching the summit with united positions to maintain the same line regarding the Ukrainian conflict, apart from the fact that Washington has already announced that Ukraine will not enter NATO until it carries out various reforms and meets certain conditions.
Politico points out that, in the case of Zelensky, his goal will be for countries like Germany and France to clarify their position on the conflict and guarantee military support beyond November 2024when Biden is likely to run for reelection.
“I would expect President Zelensky to push further for additional military aid this year to avoid getting caught in the middle of US domestic politics as November 2024 approaches.” declared the former official of the National Security Council and the Treasury Department of the North American country, Hagar Chemali.
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