Blinken declares Ukraine will join NATO

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels on Thursday, on the sidelines of a NATO summit where members were discussing Ukraine's potential accession to the alliance.

The pair spoke to reporters as NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better-armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield.

The anniversary comes as the now-32-nation alliance weighs a plan to provide more predictable longer-term military support to Ukraine. Plagued by ammunition shortages, Ukraine this week lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks.

Blinken told reporters that support for Ukraine remained "rock solid".

"Allies will do everything that they can to ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to continue to deal with Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine and aggression that gets worse with every passing day," he said.

Commenting on Ukraine's possible accession to the alliance, Blinken assured that "Ukraine will become a member of NATO".

"Our purpose at the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership and to create a clear pathway for Ukraine moving forward," he said.

Kuleba was as direct in his statement, telling reporters: "we believe that Ukraine deserves to be a member of NATO and that this should happen sooner rather than later."

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That bad feeling everyone is getting is real.

arthurdrake
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Oh wow! Hey guys remember when they said that trump would start ww3?

neverobey
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Yes if you want nuclear Armageddon. Blinken is such a clown.

crazydave
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Blinken to the front lines! Lead the way bozo

johnnyluca
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So, the U.S. militaries will be deployed to Ukrine? Blinken has lost his mind. He should send his children and relatives to the Frontline first.

joannafigtree
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Trying to start WW3 to suspend a certain Election.

randyo
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These are the same people that said trump would start ww3. 🙄

lastditch
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Ukraine already lost and can never pay us back for the loans and weapons

eddybarker
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Americans should be able to vote whether we should leave or remain in NATO

darkskinamerican
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This is not helping the situation with Russia.

fritzvolz
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They really want to kick off ww3 to steal in power wow😂😅

markenwolfram
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Blinken doesn't believe his own words. Neither does Kuleba. Neither does anyone. I've never seen two less enthusiastic faces in my life.

miululu
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I believe in diplomacy and peace, not furthur escalations and war. The main goal should always be a lasting peace !

DDDhorus
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That's going to make Putin really upset

pnznenp
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Ummm so tell us how Zelensky just bought a $20 million mansion in the UK today?

ctom
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This idiotic decision and it’s announcement is so shallow and so wrong I’m speechless

tcherry
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How many lives and economies could have been saved if the international community would have aided in peace efforts in 2022?

haigansmith
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They really want that WW3 STAMP for the Armageddon BINGO CARD 🎉🎉🎉

ANONYMOUS_PEASANT
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They have to secure their retirement plans. 😂

teet-ziks