"Russia has no say or veto over who can be a NATO member."
"But within the Alliance, membership requires unanimity."
"When you look at the peace plan (we) want to ensure that Putin never tries to attack Ukraine again. If NATO membership is not an option, we must at least provide security guarantees that are strong enough to make Russia never try again."
Mark Rutte declared that Russia has no veto over NATO membership and that accession requires unanimity among member states. He insisted that Russia will not be allowed to interfere in alliance decisions. The United States president opposed Ukraine joining NATO, while Russia cited NATO expansion as a justification for its full-scale war. Finland and Sweden joined NATO following the invasion. Rutte described a new peace plan as a good foundation and called for separate NATO discussions on security guarantees if membership is not an option. He warned that Russia remains a long-term threat despite slow battlefield advances.
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