NATO summit: lights and shadows on a summit that will not go down in history

13 July 202310 months ago babelfish

The NATO summit in Vilnius will not go down in the history of the alliance. It may be remembered in Lithuanian history as an important moment, but that will not be the case for the rest of the alliance, nor for Ukraine and the history of the war in general. It will not be like the Casablanca or Yalta meeting in World War II. For history it will be little more than a day like any other.

What remains of this meeting anyway? Let's focus on a few points:

The British defense minister gets nervous with Ukraine: " We are not Amazon ". British Defense Minister Wallace spoke of a certain "ingratitude" of Ukrainians who have taken his ministry as a sort of Amazon of Arms. Zelensky asked his minister Reznikov to call Wallace and thank him. Isn't there even nervousness in London?
No NATO for Zelensky. The process of Ukraine's entry into NATO will be long and not immediate and for a long time the security of Kiev will be guaranteed by bilateral agreements with the G7 countries. What deal will Japan make? It's Italy? In the end, won't it all boil down to a guarantee from Washington to Kiev?
At the same time Biden spoke of an agreement with Kiev similar to the one linking the USA and Israel, with stable investments in the defense of the two countries;
Zelensky replied to Czech Prime Minister Pavel about Ukraine's "Window of Opportunity" to end the war, which would end by the end of 2023. Zelensky said Pavel can tell because he is not Ukrainian,
ATACMS: the long-range missiles that can be launched from HIMARS will not necessarily be available to Ukraine.
Norway to donate two NASAMS anti-aircraft systems;
Turkey will vote in favor of Sweden joining NATO, but only in October, after the parliament has pronounced itself. So he can keep the EU and NATO on their toes for a few more months. Why did Erdogan change his mind? Probably to get aid to the Turkish economy which is not in the best shape;
Erdogan spoke about the problems of migration with our Premier Meloni and invited her to an official visit to Turkey to address the problems on which, it seems, there are common points of view. They will probably also talk about energy, given the TAP that connects them, and European problems.

So the summit was not rosy for anyone, and above all it was an interlocutory meeting. No F-16s, even if there is an agreement for training other aircraft as well. No long-range US missiles yet, and the rest was already decided. No certainty for war or peace. It would have been better for everyone to go on vacation.

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