• Some of the 2024 Republican presidential candidates have told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they are against Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Agreement (NATO) amid a war with Russia.
• President Joe Biden believes Ukraine’s membership of the alliance is premature, and while several Republican candidates have echoed that sentiment, others are leaving the door open for future membership. There is also
• “The U.S. and NATO allies should continue to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to defeat Russia. Ukrainian and NATO decisions will be made in the heat of war, as joining NATO will trigger the deployment of U.S. forces.” It shouldn’t,” former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson told DCNF.

Several 2024 Republican presidential candidates have told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they oppose Ukraine joining NATO amid a war with Russia.

Ahead of Biden’s attendance at the NATO summit in Lithuania on Tuesday, he told CNN on Sunday that Ukraine’s joining the alliance was premature. A statement provided to the DCNF said Republican presidential candidates were also fed up with Ukraine’s immediate entry, leaving some open the door to future acceptance.

“Joe Biden needs to stand up to his bully friend Zelensky and make it clear that he will never oppose Ukraine joining NATO. This should be a red line. ‘, conservative businessman Vivek Ramaswamy told DCNF. “NATO was created to deter conflict with the Soviet Union, but it expanded most rapidly after the collapse of the Soviet Union* and now exacerbates the risk of nuclear war with Russia*.” This is sheer madness. As President, I will reject bullying by the anti-democratic comedian turned leader, and it really does wonder to me that the rest of the West is ripping out of the hands of this Pied Piper every day. is. ”

Ramaswamy also accused Republican lawmakers such as South Carolina Sen. bottom.Graham is leading There was a bipartisan effort in the Senate to support the alliance, which sparked a Republican backlash in the Kentucky Senate. Rand PaulColorado House of Representatives. Lauren BobertKentucky Rep. Thomas Massey others.

I will work with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a resolution that would encourage Ukraine to join NATO.

The best way to prevent future wars and promote peace is to create security that forces aggressors to think twice before starting a war.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 7, 2023

“Despite doing everything possible about the 1994 Budapest Memorandum (which the US has more than lived up to its promises to), the neoconservative Democratic establishment continues to support James Baker’s Gorbachev, whom NATO claimed to be. surprisingly silent about his famous 1990 “not an inch” promise to It will never spread east of Germany,” Ramaswamy added.

Conservative radio personality Larry Elder emphasized his opposition to “immediate” action against Ukraine joining NATO and against further US involvement in the war.

“If it wasn’t for Joe Biden’s failure to pull out of Afghanistan, we wouldn’t be having these conversations. Elder told DCNF. “We must take a cautious approach regarding Ukraine’s NATO membership. It should be given the same opportunities as other potential members, but as a special case should not be rushed. is opposed to acting, and joining NATO immediately would set us on that path.”

NATO members regard an attack on one as an attack on all. according to to Article 5 of the Convention. (Related: NATO to add Sweden to new membership after Turkey blocks expansion)

Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson stressed continued support for Ukraine to combat Russian aggression, but also expressed concern about allowing such NATO membership during the war.

“The United States and its NATO allies should continue to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to defeat Russia. You shouldn’t,” Hutchinson told the DCNF.

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgham is also reluctant to allow Ukraine to join NATO before the end of the war.

“Doug believes the first thing that should happen is Ukraine win the war. Nothing will happen until the war is over,” campaign spokesman Lance Trover told DCNF.

Finland will join NATO in April and Sweden will become a new member, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreeing to support the country’s membership on Monday night.Biden is reportedly We were not directly involved in the deal, which White House officials intend to emphasize.

“At this point in the middle of the war, I don’t think there is a unanimous consensus within NATO on whether or not to add Ukraine to NATO,” Biden said on Sunday. “For example, if you did that, you know, what I mean is our determination to commit to every inch of NATO territory. It’s a promise we made: if the war continues, we’re all at war, and if it does, we’re at war with Russia.”

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