Duda calls for Ukraine to join NATO, Germany and France favor security guarantees
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Polish President Andrzej Duda has called for Ukraine's immediate accession to NATO, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron are in favor of discussing security guarantees, German newspaper Tagesschau reported on June 13.
So, despite their meeting, the three leaders diverged on Ukraine's NATO membership prospects.
Duda appealed to NATO member states and urged them to promptly accept Ukraine into the alliance.
"Ukraine is waiting for a clear signal, a clear prospect of accession," the Polish president emphasized.
He expressed hope that the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius, scheduled for mid-July, would bring Ukraine the "light at the end of the tunnel" it seeks.
Scholz, however, assured that he prefers to continue close consultations on security guarantees for Ukraine.
He noted that Germany, France, and the United States have tried many times to find common ground in order to prepare for this step.
"We will continue to do this very intensively," the German chancellor said. “It is clear that security guarantees are needed in a very specific form.”
Macron said the next European Council and NATO Summit will discuss collective security and future alliances. The alliance will support Ukraine to the fullest, he stressed.
Scholz and Macron reaffirmed total support for Ukraine. Scholz emphasized Germany's efforts to produce ammunition in Europe, supply weapons to Ukraine, and keep these arms operational.
Latvia's newly elected President Edgars Rinkēvičs said on June 13 that NATO's internal debate — not Hungary’s or Russia's unspoken “veto” — poses the main obstacle to Ukraine's accession.
On June 12, Zelenskyy and Duda discussed the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.
On June 8, Politico wrote that five weeks before the summit, Western allies lack a united position on Ukraine's requested security guarantees.
On June 3, Zelenskyy said he saw no point attending the Vilnius summit without a clear signal on Ukraine's membership.
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