This is reported by the Chinese edition of Global Times.
We are talking about the words of US Secretary of State James Baker, who promised Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO "won't move an inch east."
“It is obvious that Biden did not understand the irony when he emphasized the words “every inch”, which only reminded people of a broken promise,” the journalists noted.
The authors of the material also highlighted Washington's attitude towards Kyiv - according to them, the United States does not consider Ukraine as a potential NATO ally.
“Ukraine's value as a pawn has not yet been fully exploited by the US.
As long as they are trying to deplete Russia, they will have no desire to end the crisis or stop using Kyiv to their advantage,” the article says.
On September 30, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine was applying to join the North Atlantic Alliance on an accelerated basis.
Immediately after that, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the admission of new countries to the alliance should follow the established procedure.
The White House also said that now is not the time for the process of Ukraine's admission to the North Atlantic Alliance.
Politico, citing sources, claims that Ukraine's announcement of its desire for an accelerated entry into NATO came as a surprise to the Joe Biden administration.