Fmr. Zelenskyy Adviser: ‘NATO Should Be Worrying About Trump,’ Not About Ukraine Membership

DIAZ BALART Igor one ░░░░░░░░ President Zelenskyy s goals ░░░░░░░░ Russia s invasion has ░░░░░░░░ for Ukraine to join ░░░░░░░░ As a matter of ░░░░░░░░ that was the discussion ░░░░░░░░ and we just heard ░░░░░░░░ different representatives of the ░░░░░░░░ Administration say that the ░░░░░░░░ of Ukraine being a ░░░░░░░░ of NATO helped Russia ░░░░░░░░ know decide to evade ░░░░░░░░ mean that s kind ░░░░░░░░ like the ethos of ░░░░░░░░ they re saying The ░░░░░░░░ is here s what ░░░░░░░░ White House s National ░░░░░░░░ Adviser Mike Waltz had ░░░░░░░░ say about this specific ░░░░░░░░ Listen to this Clip ░░░░░░░░ WALTZ That is not ░░░░░░░░ on the table I ░░░░░░░░ not see the United ░░░░░░░░ having Ukraine enter into ░░░░░░░░ and then having United ░░░░░░░░ troops essentially obligated immediately ░░░░░░░░ terms of Article 5 ░░░░░░░░ coming to have U ░░░░░░░░ troops coming directly in ░░░░░░░░ the defense of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ ends DIAZ BALART Igor ░░░░░░░░ much do you think ░░░░░░░░ the issue of NATO ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine joining it then ░░░░░░░░ either help or hurt ░░░░░░░░ NOVIKOV Well I disagree ░░░░░░░░ the whole notion that ░░░░░░░░ know the reason for ░░░░░░░░ invasion was Ukraine s ░░░░░░░░ to join NATO Because ░░░░░░░░ know since the invasion ░░░░░░░░ and Sweden have joined ░░░░░░░░ you know I don ░░░░░░░░ see Russia attacking them ░░░░░░░░ to the you know ░░░░░░░░ agreement with NATO At ░░░░░░░░ same time I think ░░░░░░░░ re far past the ░░░░░░░░ of when Ukraine should ░░░░░░░░ worry about joining NATO ░░░░░░░░ think NATO should be ░░░░░░░░ about Trump at this ░░░░░░░░ Because I to be ░░░░░░░░ with this whole like ░░░░░░░░ bromance between Russia China ░░░░░░░░ the U S at ░░░░░░░░ moment that s kind ░░░░░░░░ shaping up I don ░░░░░░░░ think there s much ░░░░░░░░ there for NATO And ░░░░░░░░ think we re going ░░░░░░░░ see a very different ░░░░░░░░ towards the end of ░░░░░░░░ year I think it ░░░░░░░░ about united Europe now ░░░░░░░░ think it s about ░░░░░░░░ United Kingdom and Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ to reshape European security ░░░░░░░░ it’s too late.”