US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, Monday, that Russian President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in unifying Ukraine.
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“President Putin launched this brutal and unprovoked war thinking he could eliminate Ukraine as an independent country and divide NATO. Instead, he’s only reinforced Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence. NATO is stronger, more capable, and more unified than ever,” Blinken tweeted.
“We know that a sovereign and independent Ukraine will endure. And we know that in supporting Ukraine we’re also defending the principles of sovereignty and independence that are foundational to global peace and security,” he added.
President Putin launched this brutal and unprovoked war thinking he could eliminate Ukraine as an independent country and divide @NATO. Instead, he’s only reinforced Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence. NATO is stronger, more capable, more unified than ever.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 15, 2022
On the other hand, Sweden and Finland confirmed that they would apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO”, ending the two countries’ decades of military non-alignment, despite warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin to both countries.
