{"id":2273170,"date":"2024-06-21T03:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T07:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-push-for-ukraine-to-join-nato-is-more-about-dollars-than-democracy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T04:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:00:08","slug":"bidens-push-for-ukraine-to-join-nato-is-more-about-dollars-than-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-push-for-ukraine-to-join-nato-is-more-about-dollars-than-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Push For Ukraine To Join NATO Is More About Dollars Than \u2018Democracy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fbidens-push-for-ukraine-to-join-nato-is-more-about-dollars-than-democracy%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=2273170&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--><p>The Biden administration has engaged more deeply in the conflict between\u2062 Ukraine and Russia by signing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-extinguishes-speculation-hed-commute-hunters-sentence-taking-no-pardon-pledge-further\/\" title=\"Biden quashes rumors of commuting Hunter's sentence, reinforcing his no-pardon commitment\">10-year bilateral security agreement<\/a> with Ukraine. President Joe Biden has expressed strong \u200bsupport\u200b for Ukraine&#8217;s potential membership in NATO, suggesting \u2063a desire to strengthen defense, security, trade, and investment ties with Ukraine. This \u2063move is controversial as Russia perceises NATO&#8217;s expansion \u2063as a direct threat, which could escalate tensions to the level of nuclear confrontation, reminiscent of historical events like the Cuban Missile Crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Post-Cold War, NATO \u200dexpanded \u200dsignificantly, which critics argue shifts its \u200brole from purely defensive \u200dto a tool for\u200b advancing U.S.\u2062 hegemony. This includes maintaining U.S. military presence to secure economic and political interests in Europe. Recently, discussions in political \u200band economic circles have\u200c highlighted how the U.S. could leverage Ukraine\u2019s geographical and infrastructural advantages in natural gas\u2063 transit to diversify Europe&#8217;s\u200b energy sources away from Russian gas and towards Western suppliers like the U.S. and Britain. This strategy,\u2062 alongside\u2063 potential investments\u200c from major U.S. energy firms, could \u200dtransform Ukraine into an energy hub integrated with Western markets, furthering the geopolitical competition with Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The Biden administration recently signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, plunging the United States and the West deeper into a proxy war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/06\/13\/bilateral-security-agreement-between-the-united-states-of-america-and-ukraine\/\">statement<\/a> released by the White House, President Joe Biden said that \u201cUkraine\u2019s future is in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,\u201d reaffirming the administration\u2019s desire to \u201cexpand their defense and security cooperation\u201d and also their \u201ctrade and investment ties.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-357314243\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2b0659564f5ec3530070c2b3bf4f4137 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2b0659564f5ec3530070c2b3bf4f4137\"><\/div>\n<p>Biden\u2019s insistence on Ukraine joining NATO is deeply troubling on multiple levels, not the least of which is that Russia views the loss of Ukraine to NATO as an existential threat that could lead to rounds of escalation that end with nuclear war.<\/p>\n<p>This is not hyperbole.<\/p>\n<p>While liberal critics point out that Ukraine is an independent nation and can voluntarily enter into any political or security arrangement it desires, this ignores reality and history \u2014 the threat of nuclear war arose during the Cuban Missile <a href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/milestones\/1961-1968\/cuban-missile-crisis\">Crisis<\/a> after the Soviet Union directly challenged America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/milestone-documents\/monroe-doctrine\">sphere of influence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NATO\u2019s Purpose<\/h2>\n<p>In this context, NATO proved its worth by countering the Soviet Union and its defensive alliance, the Warsaw Pact. However, after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and the Warsaw Pact dissolved, the West saw an opportunity to take advantage of a severely weakened Russia through expansion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-90a84f92e02725b7232c714263163ecb fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-90a84f92e02725b7232c714263163ecb\"><\/div>\n<p>In fact, NATO\u2019s expansion east, <a href=\"https:\/\/ndisc.nd.edu\/news-media\/news\/the-addition-of-nato-members-over-time-1949-2023\/\">doubling<\/a> from 16 to 32 member states <em>after<\/em> the dissolution of the Soviet Union \u2014 its purported primary reason for existence \u2014 makes clear that NATO now serves less as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nato-comments-draw-scrutiny-from-alliance-leader\/\" title=\"Alliance leader scrutinizes Trump's NATO comments\">collective defense alliance<\/a> and more as a mechanism for maintaining American hegemony and extending its influence militarily, economically, and culturally over Europe and the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>By design, international treaty-based organizations such as NATO and the European Union intentionally subvert national interests in favor of cultivating and maintaining a liberal monoculture. These new cultural and economic monoliths are primarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/nato_static_fl2014\/assets\/pdf\/2024\/3\/pdf\/240314-def-exp-2023-en.pdf\">guaranteed<\/a> by the U.S. military, which secures existing trade routes while expanding into new markets.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, America plays a significant role in ensuring the security of European economies through its protective umbrella. In exchange, this umbrella allows the U.S. to advance its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">security interests<\/a>, economic arrangements, and foreign policy objectives, which many European countries feel compelled to support.<\/p>\n<p>This is where the White House\u2019s stated desire to strengthen their \u201ctrade and investment ties\u201d with Ukraine takes center stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-43ce24df1e528060d0ec08e11116dba0 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-43ce24df1e528060d0ec08e11116dba0\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Energy Supply via Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Mike Benz, director of the Foundation For Freedom Online, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2024\/05\/28\/mike_benz_the_cia_the_oil__gas_industry_hunter_biden_and_ukraine.html\">spoke<\/a> with political commentator Dan Bongino about the ties between the U.S. intelligence community, the oil and gas industry, and Hunter Biden\u2019s involvement with Burisma in Ukraine. This discussion highlights how the United States uses alliances such as NATO to exert influence in Europe and confront adversaries such as Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has historically provided all of Europe\u2019s natural gas, which flowed predominantly through Ukraine, making the country a valuable transit point due to its extensive gas infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>And this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-unveil-547b-infrastructure-bill\/\" title=\"House Dems Unveil 7B Infrastructure Bill\">existing infrastructure<\/a> is key. Benz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2024\/05\/28\/mike_benz_the_cia_the_oil__gas_industry_hunter_biden_and_ukraine.html\">explained<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you can simply rewire the gas so that it no longer comes from Russia, it no longer comes from Ukraine\u2019s East, but it comes from Ukraine\u2019s West, for example, by piping in U.S. LNG or British LNG up through Poland, through the Baltic Sea, and then connecting it directly to Ukraine, you have the same gas architecture. You don\u2019t need to build a whole new web of energy infrastructure, which is very expensive to build and maintain. You simply reroute it, and now you have basically a trillion-dollar market that\u2019s captured by the West rather than by the East.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is why Ukraine\u2019s largest national oil and gas company, Naftogaz, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kensilverstein\/2023\/04\/24\/us-energy-companies-could-help--ukraine-win-energy-freedom-and-neuter-russia\/\">spoken<\/a> with Washington and American energy companies such as Exxon Mobil and Halliburton about investing in Ukraine. U.S. energy assistance and eventual NATO admission could help Ukraine become a natural gas powerhouse while also helping it win membership in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not the only place where money can be made. Of the $175 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/how-much-us-aid-going-ukraine#:~:text=From%20the%20total%20%24175%20billion,to%20the%20government%20of%20Ukraine.&#038;text=Weapons%20and%20equipment%20are%20provided,and%20Foreign%20Military%20Financing%20Program.\">billion<\/a> appropriated by Congress to date related to the conflict in Ukraine, billions are destined to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/how-supporting-ukraine-revitalizing-us-defense-industrial-base\">invested<\/a> within the United States, which is set to \u201crevitalize\u201d the U.S. defense industrial base.<\/p>\n<p>Expanding NATO membership also expands the markets for U.S. defense contractors, primarily due to its emphasis on standardization and interoperability, as member states are often required to purchase and depend on U.S.-designed weapons systems and military doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>As always, war is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/17\/us\/politics\/nato-military-spending-targets.html\">good<\/a> for business, and the untapped market for postwar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/untapped-market-impact-investing-ukraine#:~:text=Despite%20the%20ongoing%20war%2C%20some,Bank%20for%20Reconstruction%20and%20Development%20(\">reconstruction<\/a> is even more tantalizing.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, NATO\u2019s actions, spearheaded by the United States, belie its professed commitment to \u201cfreedom\u201d and \u201cdemocracy,\u201d revealing a deeper agenda driven by economic and strategic interests. This approach not only perpetuates the conflict in Ukraine but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202404\/1310157.shtml\">undermines<\/a> the energy sovereignty of its member nations, reducing them to vassal states within an American-led order.<\/p>\n<p>As the world grapples with the consequences of this aggressive posture, the need for a reassessment of NATO\u2019s expansion-related effect on global stability becomes increasingly urgent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2a73cdf612d7fcf8d4893ea8ff4aac9a fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2a73cdf612d7fcf8d4893ea8ff4aac9a\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration recently signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, plunging the United States and the West deeper into a proxy war with Russia. In a statement released by the White House, President Joe Biden said that \u201cUkraine\u2019s future is in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,\u201d reaffirming the administration\u2019s desire to \u201cexpand their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3120,"featured_media":2273171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2048px-thumbnail-e1718909848657.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2273170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2048px-thumbnail-e1718909848657.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273170","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\/3120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2273170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2273171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2273170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2273170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2273170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}