The “only real guarantee of security” for Ukraine is NATO membership, says kyiv

If Ukraine pushes to obtain an invitation to join, several Alliance countries, led by the United States, are reluctant to make this decision.

The “the only real guarantee of security” for Ukraine is membership “full and complete” to NATO, hammered out Ukrainian diplomacy on Tuesday, December 3, as NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. It would also be “a deterrent against further Russian aggression against Ukraine and other states”she said in a press release.

kyiv is putting pressure on NATO countries to be invited to join the Transatlantic Alliance. “The invitation to Ukraine to join NATO is necessary for our survival, had hammered Volodymyr Zelensky during the weekend. But we have no illusions, there are still skeptical countries.”

Ukraine wants to approach a possible peace negotiation with Russia from a position of strength and with sufficient security guarantees. And for her, an invitation to join NATO is by far the best guarantee against Russia. Several Alliance countries, led by the United States, are however reluctant to make this decision. American officials also privately acknowledge that it is unlikely that such an invitation will be issued a few weeks before the start of Donald Trump's new presidency. The Republican promised to make peace in Ukraine “in 24 hours”, but without really saying how he intends to go about it.