Stoltenberg tells Zelensky: no NATO invite till war is over

Whenever NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg gets in front of a microphone, he starts bopping up and down and flapping his hands. The more vigorous his bopping and flapping, the more egregious the bullshit he’s spewing, and by golly, I thought the man was gonna take flight today. Jens had a good-news bad-news announcement for Ukraine today. The bad news is that Zelly isn’t going to join NATO at the Vilnius summit; he’s not even getting an invitation to apply… not until the war is over. In other words, not till Russia vacates every square inch of Ukraine, including Crimea, or until the last Ukrainian, whichever comes first. The good news is that NATO promises to support Ukraine until victory (or the last Ukrainian). Alas, even the good news has a downside. NATO support, so essential to keeping this war going, yet so far from winning it, is primarily happening in the PR sphere today, because team NATO has depleted its inventories to such an extent that all it can deliver are promises, not F-16s or tanks or 155mm artillery shells. All Ukraine has to do his hang tight while NATO countries revamp their military-industrial infrastructure and put their economies on a war footing. So buck up, Zelly, you’ll be awash in superior Western weapons by, oh… maybe 2030 or so. In the meantime, know that we are unwavering in our commitment to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes!