Paradoxically, thanks to the need for propaganda, we win even when we lose brutally: Seeking Ukraine's membership in NATO, Lithuania did not fulfill its plan

   "Albinas Januška, the signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania, criticized the members of the Seimas, who, according to him, did not properly assess the results of the NATO summit in Vilnius. According to A. Januška, according to the resolution signed by the members of the Seimas in April, the Alliance summit was a failure for Lithuania regarding the Ukraine issue.

 

     "What happens when there is no strategic discipline in the state?" Neither in actions nor in action comments? Can we still be surprised that the members of the Lithuanian Seimas vote for one thing, and then do and say the opposite?" A. Januška comments on his Facebook account.

 

     "In this case, it is about the reactions of some members of the Seimas (and not only the opposition) to the non-invitation of Ukraine to NATO in the context of the Seimas resolution. One vote is taken, followed by another discussion and evaluation. The president does not mention it, almost all political commentators also ignore it without exception", criticizes the signatory.

 

     He recalls the points of the resolution unanimously adopted at the beginning of April regarding Lithuania's main goals at the NATO summit in Vilnius. These points, according to A. Januška, confirm that uncertainty about Ukraine's membership in NATO encourages Russia.

 

     "I remind you of two sentences from the resolution of the Seimas (...): "To finally abolish (...) the uncertainty of Ukraine's membership in NATO, because it encourages further Russia"; "It is necessary to invite Ukraine to become a NATO member state (by signing the accession protocols and starting the ratification process when the conditions for this arise)," the signatory writes on Facebook.

 

     According to him, after evaluating the results of the NATO summit, based on this resolution, the meeting was not successful for Lithuania.

 

     "If you judge according to this highest possible opinion-resolution of the Seimas in Lithuania and the clause on Ukraine's membership, the Vilnius summit on the issue of Ukraine was a failure for Lithuania, and all other explanations and reservations are just evasions," emphasized A. Januška.

 

     "This resolution of the Seimas was a clearly expressed interest of Lithuania, which everyone had to strive to implement and which could be a starting point for all political comments. It is worth understanding and commenting on events not only based on what politicians or commentators of other countries say, but also based on the interests of one's own country," he added.

 

     ELTA reminds that in the approach of the NATO summit held in Vilnius, the resolution of the Seimas established the main goals of Lithuania in this meeting, paying special attention to the aspiration of Ukraine's NATO membership.

 

     At the NATO summit held in Vilnius this week, the issue of Ukraine's membership in NATO attracted the most attention. Kyiv hoped to receive a clear signal regarding the prospect of membership, but the Western leaders emphasized even before the start of the meeting in Vilnius that Ukraine will not be allowed to join NATO if the war continues.

 

     After long negotiations on the wording of Kyiv's transatlantic perspective in the communique of the meeting, the Alliance confirmed that "Ukraine's future is NATO". It also agreed to abandon the Membership Action Plan (MAP), confirming long-term military support. It was decided to officially establish the NATO-Ukraine Council and strengthen bilateral political relations.

 

     However, the expectations regarding the invitation to NATO remained unfulfilled - the communique states that the path will be open only "when the allies agree and when the conditions are met". However, the communication does not specify what the latter requirements are."