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Ukrainian's Zelensky claims Biden gave support to Kiev’s bid to join NATO but admitted that not all countries in US-led bloc agree
US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that he supports Ukraine’s ambition to become a member of NATO, but conceded that the decision is not his alone and takes the agreement of the entire bloc.
Sep 13, 2021 15:23
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Pot, kettle, president? Ukraine’s Zelensky talks of Russian ‘authoritarianism,’ while tearing apart his own country’s democracy
Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s former president, has attacked the country’s current leader, saying his successor, Volodymyr Zelensky, is exhibiting worrying authoritarian tendencies and threatens to take the country down a dark path.
Sep 12, 2021 09:39
Russia & Former Soviet Union
After private meeting with Biden, Ukraine's Zelensky admits that he STILL hasn't received a firm answer from US on NATO membership
A week on from his long-sought-after meeting with his American counterpart, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky still hasn't had a direct answer from Washington regarding aspirations for his country to join the US-led NATO bloc.
Sep 10, 2021 13:13
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Is Zelensky the new Saakashvili? Western armchair revolutionaries are now making the same mistake in Ukraine they did in Georgia
Media outlets are being shut down. Political opponents are being locked up. A semi-frozen war continues to simmer in the East. And yet, foreign talking heads are still applauding Ukraine's turn to the West as a great achievement.
Sep 4, 2021 12:52
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Ukraine’s drive to join US-led NATO bloc & bring Western forces closer to Russian border presents serious security risks – Kremlin
The Kremlin has warned that the publicly stated aspiration of Ukraine to join the American-led NATO military bloc poses a danger to Russia, which is completely opposed to the build-up of Western armed forces near its borders.
Sep 3, 2021 09:30
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Biden has promised to impose sanctions against Russian-German Nord Stream 2 pipeline if problems arise for Ukraine – Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his US counterpart, Joe Biden, provided assurances about sanctions against Nord Stream 2 if his country’s energy security is threatened, during their meeting on Wednesday.
Sep 2, 2021 09:07
Russia & Former Soviet Union