France and Germany Are Split Over Ukraine’s Appeal to Join NATO
- France wants a clear road map, while Germany urges caution
- Foreign ministers of the military alliance are meeting in Oslo
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for clear signals in support of Ukraine’s membership to NATO.
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France is pushing for a concrete path for Ukraine to join the NATO military alliance, but Germany is urging more caution about discussing membership in light of Russia’s ongoing war.
France’s wish “is that we clearly design a path with stages and progressions so that Ukraine can, when the time comes, join us in good security conditions,” Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said in an interview on the sidelines of a gathering of NATO counterparts in Oslo. “Will there be dates or a calendar, I’m not sure because there are still many points to discuss.”