in World News Mark Rutte Confirms NATO Membership for Ukraine is Off the Table — Plans to Restore Ties with Russia After War
More bad news for Zelensky.
In a recent development, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed that Ukraine’s long-cherished dream of joining the alliance is officially “off the table,” following former President Donald Trump’s decisive stance on the issue.
In an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Rutte acknowledged that NATO is shifting focus away from Ukraine’s accession and instead preparing for an eventual normalization of relations with Russia.
When pressed on whether Trump had effectively pulled Ukraine’s NATO bid off the table, the Secretary General answered with a blunt “Yes.”
The admission came fresh off a White House meeting between Rutte and Trump on Thursday, where the two reportedly hashed out plans for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Ukraine.
It’s a bitter pill for Zelensky, who’s staked much of his leadership on aligning Kiev with Biden regime and the warmonger globalists—only to see that dream crumble.
Annmarie Hordern: You’ve heard from the Ukrainians, they want security guarantees. Did you get a sense from your meetings yesterday that the US is willing to do that?