In 1997, then-Senator Joe Biden warned about the possibility of Russian hostility if nations in the Baltics, which were formerly part of the Soviet Union, joined NATO. This was foreshadowing of the current state of Eastern Europe.
“I think the one place where the greatest consternation would be caused in the short term for admission, having nothing to do with the merit and preparedness of the country to come in, would be to admit the Baltic states now in terms of NATO-Russian, US-Russian relations. And if there was ever anything that was going to tip the balance were to be tipped in terms of a vigorous and hostile reaction, I don’t mean military in Russia, it would be that,” Biden stated.
The video of Biden speaking about the dangers of NATO expanding has resurfaced on social media ahead of the President joining the summit in Brussels, Belgium.
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Newsweek reported that the now-viral social media clip came from Biden’s speech delivered at the Atlantic Council decades ago on June 18, 1997.
While the current situation regarding Russia involves Ukraine rather than the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, the question of NATO membership was one of several issues mentioned that led to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Leading up to the invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine never join the alliance and has since echoed these demands.
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Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that the embattled nation might never join the alliance, telling military officials that “Ukraine is not a member of NATO,” according to the Independent. “We understand that. We have heard for years that the doors were open, but we also heard that we could not join. It’s a truth and it must be recognized,” he announced.
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Meanwhile, NATO is expected to examine enhancements of the military, humanitarian, and financial support they are giving Ukraine, officials announced, while stiffening economic sanctions on President Vladimir Putin and Russia. In a string of Sunday show interviews, U.S. and global security officials announced that potential NATO topics include the prospect of deploying a peacekeeping force in Ukraine and the chances of Russian-Ukrainian peace talks. They again warned Russia against the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on NBC’s "Meet The Press,” stated "we haven’t yet decided on the exact format of that summit,” but it will be a “platform to demonstrate our unity, our support to Ukraine, but also our readiness to protect and defend all NATO allies.”
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