Refusal from NATO will be strategic mistake for #Ukraine️. They say that @NATO doesn’t want UA as a member. On the contrary:1) this 🇩🇪 or 🇫🇷 position won’t change without pressure from UA. By refusing we strengthen idea, that RU is to decide about UA-NATO relations 🧵1/
2/Such refusal can’t be temporary and tactical. No one will treat UA seriously, if it decides to return to idea you join NATO later. UA authorities will look as unstable, if change strategic priorities from Constitution easily.
3/Another claim to @NATO like it doesn’t help UA now. Though #Ukraine expected closed sky, more air-defense and anti-missile systems, fighter jets, all other weapons are supplied by NATO member-states. NATO is alliance of countries. If some gover-ts are against, let’s push them
4/What’s the alternative? New defense alliances, giving security guarantees to #Ukraine? Theoretically, good idea. But unless UA win the war with Russia any of our allies won’t give us any real guarantees. Second useless Budapest memorandum is not needed for Ukraine
5/Finally, Russia doesn’t care about NATO, in particular. Putin needs #Ukraine to be alone, with no security guarantees, army without weapons to counteract RU. This non-block status is de-facto capitulation of UA. Let’s make it clear: “neutrality” means no peace
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