Jonah Flanagan || Issue 15 || March 5, 2025
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz stated that the idea of Ukraine joining NATO is “not back on the table,” despite President Zelenskyy’s offer to resign in exchange for NATO membership. “I do not see the United States having Ukraine enter into NATO and then having United States troops essentially obligated immediately in terms of Article 5 or to have U.S. troops coming directly in for the offense of Ukraine…. that’s very different than the U.S. commitment to NATO and existing NATO countries,” Waltz said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”. Waltz emphasized that the U.S. is not willing to directly commit troops to defend Ukraine under NATO’s Article 5, as this would differ from the U.S. commitment to existing NATO member countries. Zelenskyy has expressed his willingness to resign from the presidency in order to achieve peace or secure NATO membership for Ukraine. “Of course, the U.S. would protect our assets for which we were invested in,” Waltz said. “This could mean trillions
not only for the Ukrainian people but for us and for stability for the region that economic investment is one of the security guarantees that Ukraine could hope for.” Waltz recently led discussions with
U.S. officials to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but Ukrainian officials were not
present during these talks. Former President Trump criticized Zelenskyy, referring to him as a “dictator without elections” and suggesting that the U.S. might be more accommodating to Pu
tin’s demands. Waltz reaffirmed that the U.S. supports European nations providing robust security guarantees for Ukraine. He reiterated a proposal for the U.S. to offer security in exchange for access to Ukraine’s rare minerals.
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