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| NATO cannot go against US on Ukraine – former Polish PM to RT | NATO cannot go against US on Ukraine – former Polish PM to RT |
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| Ties with Washington are more important than promises to Kiev, Mateusz Morawiecki has said | Ties with Washington are more important than promises to Kiev, Mateusz Morawiecki has said |
| NATO’s stance on Ukrainian membership is ultimately determined by Washington, former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told RT. The politician was apparently unaware that he was speaking to a journalist from the Russian news outlet, which has been banned in Poland since 2022. | NATO’s stance on Ukrainian membership is ultimately determined by Washington, former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told RT. The politician was apparently unaware that he was speaking to a journalist from the Russian news outlet, which has been banned in Poland since 2022. |
| Ukraine has demanded membership within the US-led military bloc as a security guarantee while Moscow has cited Kiev’s ambitions to join NATO as a root cause of the conflict. | Ukraine has demanded membership within the US-led military bloc as a security guarantee while Moscow has cited Kiev’s ambitions to join NATO as a root cause of the conflict. |
| On Friday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Bloomberg that Ukrainian membership is off the table in the current peace process. | On Friday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Bloomberg that Ukrainian membership is off the table in the current peace process. |
| RT’s Charlotte Dubenskij approached Morawiecki as he arrived in Romania later that day. The former Polish prime minister said the shift is a result of a change in US policy. | |
| Reporter: 'Is this some sick joke, reversing decision [on Ukraine NATO membership] after thousands killed?''We have to be in alliance with US, without which there wouldn't be Ukraine' — Polish MP Morawiecki https://t.co/sgnQgv3yolpic.twitter.com/fGqQQexHWC | Reporter: 'Is this some sick joke, reversing decision [on Ukraine NATO membership] after thousands killed?''We have to be in alliance with US, without which there wouldn't be Ukraine' — Polish MP Morawiecki https://t.co/sgnQgv3yolpic.twitter.com/fGqQQexHWC |
| “The current reality is that President Trump and the current American administration are excluding the accession of Ukraine to NATO. This is probably why… Rutte echoed what the American administration is indicating,” Morawiecki said. | “The current reality is that President Trump and the current American administration are excluding the accession of Ukraine to NATO. This is probably why… Rutte echoed what the American administration is indicating,” Morawiecki said. |
| He added that he personally would still like for Ukraine to join the bloc, calling the country a “kind of a buffer” between Russia and NATO members in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland. However, he acknowledged that a “common sense” approach would be to prioritize maintaining strong ties with Washington above all else. | He added that he personally would still like for Ukraine to join the bloc, calling the country a “kind of a buffer” between Russia and NATO members in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland. However, he acknowledged that a “common sense” approach would be to prioritize maintaining strong ties with Washington above all else. |
| According to Morawiecki, without US support, “there would be no Ukraine,” and any assistance from Washington is “critically important” for Kiev. | According to Morawiecki, without US support, “there would be no Ukraine,” and any assistance from Washington is “critically important” for Kiev. |
| Most EU and NATO leaders – with the notable exceptions of Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Slovakia’s Robert Fico – have pushed for continued confrontation with Russia despite Washington’s position. | Most EU and NATO leaders – with the notable exceptions of Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Slovakia’s Robert Fico – have pushed for continued confrontation with Russia despite Washington’s position. |
| European NATO countries have been supplying weapons to Kiev since the escalation of the conflict in 2022. Some member states, such as France and the UK, have floated the idea of deploying troops to Ukraine to monitor a truce. | European NATO countries have been supplying weapons to Kiev since the escalation of the conflict in 2022. Some member states, such as France and the UK, have floated the idea of deploying troops to Ukraine to monitor a truce. |
| Moscow has warned that any NATO troops deployed to Ukraine without a UN mandate would be considered legitimate targets. | Moscow has warned that any NATO troops deployed to Ukraine without a UN mandate would be considered legitimate targets. |
| Trump has pushed for a swift resolution to the conflict and has repeatedly stated that European nations should bear the primary responsibility for security guarantees to Kiev in the event of a peace settlement. | Trump has pushed for a swift resolution to the conflict and has repeatedly stated that European nations should bear the primary responsibility for security guarantees to Kiev in the event of a peace settlement. |