{"id":1967924,"date":"2023-07-09T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-ukraine-not-ready-for-nato-they-need-democratization-first\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:52:20","slug":"biden-says-ukraine-not-ready-for-nato-they-need-democratization-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-ukraine-not-ready-for-nato-they-need-democratization-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden: Ukraine must undergo &#8216;democratization&#8217; before joining NATO."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-says-ukraine-not-ready-for-nato-they-need-democratization-first%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967924&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Biden: Ukraine Not Ready for NATO Membership<\/h2>\n<p data-reader-unique-id=\"14\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eat-this-kind-of-meat-and-you-could-end-up-with-alzheimers\/\" title=\"Eat This Kind of Meat and You Could End Up With Alzheimer\u2019s\">engaging interview<\/a> with CNN&#8217;s Fareed Zakaria, President Joe Biden expressed his belief that Ukraine is not yet prepared to join NATO. He emphasized the importance of Ukraine first focusing on ending the ongoing war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p data-reader-unique-id=\"14\">President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has been advocating for his country&#8217;s inclusion as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-failure-of-epic-proportions-inside-the-european-unions-failed-vaccine-rollout\/\" title=\"\u2018A Failure Of Epic Proportions\u2019: Inside The European Union\u2019s Failed Vaccine Rollout\">member state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-reader-unique-id=\"14\">Biden acknowledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine was an attempt to &#8220;break NATO.&#8221; He highlighted the lack of unanimity within NATO regarding Ukraine&#8217;s membership, particularly during a time of war.<\/p>\n<p data-reader-unique-id=\"14\">&#8220;If the war is going on, then we&#8217;re all in war,&#8221; Biden stated. &#8220;You know, we&#8217;re at war with Russia, if that were the case. So I think we have to lay out a path, for the rational path for Russia, for, excuse me, for Ukraine to be able to qualify to get into NATO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-reader-unique-id=\"14\">While acknowledging that the process would take time, Biden assured Zelensky that the United States would provide Ukraine with the necessary weapons for self-defense.<\/p>\n<p data-reader-unique-id=\"14\">Biden emphasized the need for further qualifications, including democratization, before considering a vote on Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Ukraine is not yet ready for NATO membership, saying the war with Russia must end before the alliance can consider adding Kyiv to its ranks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iNx84Zc7r4\">https:\/\/t.co\/iNx84Zc7r4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z0Ejf6SZlU\">pic.twitter.com\/z0Ejf6SZlU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1678046770243198978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s remarks coincide with Senator Lindsey Graham&#8217;s recent tweet, where he expressed his efforts to pass a resolution urging Ukraine&#8217;s admission into NATO with bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Senator Graham stated:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The best way to prevent future wars and promote peace is to create security guarantees that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-ukraine-not-ready-for-nato-they-need-democratization-first\/\" title=\"Biden: Ukraine must undergo 'democratization' before joining NATO.\">make aggressor nations<\/a> think twice before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-school-had-kindergartners-participate-in-anti-racism-fight-club\/\" title=\"D.C. School Had Kindergartners Participate In \u201cAnti-Racism Fight Club\u201d\">starting wars<\/a>. Ukrainian NATO membership is vital to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-blues-time-to-impeach-joe-biden-over-ukraine\/\" title=\"Blue State Blues: Time to Impeach Joe Biden over Ukraine\">future security<\/a> of Europe and the world. I believe there is an overwhelming majority of Senators supporting this proposition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lindsey-graham-blasted-by-republicans-over-plan-trying-to-start-world-war-3\">Lindsey Graham Blasted By Republicans Over Plan &#8216;Trying To Start World War 3&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden, in a recent interview, expressed his belief that Ukraine should prioritize resolving the conflict with Russia before considering NATO membership. Speaking to CNN&#8217;s Fareed Zakaria, Biden stated that Ukraine is not yet prepared for such a commitment. These remarks come as Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelensky remains engaged in ongoing discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1967925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}