"The balance has changed and I think it is right for us to now think about Russia as an acute threat," Gen. Nick Carter said on Sunday. The government of President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to be growing impatient with the more than decade-long desire to join NATO — agitation that has not gone unnoticed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We are looking forward to the upcoming NATO summit," Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine's ambassador to Canada, told the House of Commons foreign affairs committee earlier this month. Others, such as defence analyst Tina Park, see a reluctance more broadly among NATO countries to formally admit Ukraine. "Some NATO countries are not very interested in antagonizing Russia or having to deal with their on citizens reaction to NATO enlargement."

Source: CBC News June 14, 2021 07:52 UTC