Keith Kellogg He gave statements on Thursday to Fox News, in which he powerfully rejected Ukrainian aspirations to hold atomic weapons.
“The chance for them to recover atomic weapons is between a tiny 1 and none. Let's be honest, we all know that's not going to happen," he said.
Zelenski wants atomic weapons in Ukraine. Kellogg: A chance between a small and none
As Kellogg pointed out, Zelenski referred to the U.S. government as the 1 who “led by common sense”. In the opinion of the White home envoy, that is why Ukraine cannot hold atomic weapons again.
The official's comment is simply a direct consequence of the fresh message by the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiwho suggested that if it came to blocking Ukraine's accession to NATO, the United States should supply Kiev with an alternate safety guarantee, including atomic weapons.
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Zelenski admitted that he was aware that obtaining NATO membership could take “years or decades” and expressed concerns about how Ukraine would defend itself in the meantime.
Ukrainian authorities formally applied for NATO membership at the beginning a full scale Russian invasion in 2022.But they inactive haven't been invited. Countries specified as USA, Germany, Hungary is Slovakia They powerfully argue specified a solution.
War in Ukraine. Kiev demands hard safety guarantees
While Donald Trump insists on negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian War, Moscow categorically demanded that Ukraine not join NATO.
Kiev renounced its atomic arsenal from russian times under the 1994 Budapeshstan Memorandum of Understanding, joining the atomic Non-Proliferation Agreement in exchange for safety by the US, UK and Russia.
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Moscow later violated the agreement, occupying Crimea and part of east Ukraine in 2014 and launching a full-scale invasion in 2022.
Although the war resumed discussions on whether Ukraine should rebuild its atomic potential, Kiev maintains that NATO membership remains its best warrant of safety and does not plan to make atomic weapons.
