Some insist that anything less will be greeted by Putin as a victory, a confirmation that he has a veto on Nato membership – and will leave Ukraine permanently vulnerable 🖋️ michael2day for ipaperviews
America’s relationships with Israel and Taiwan offer a solution. The US is bound by law and diplomatic arrangement to equip both to resist aggression.
Some, like Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the Ukrainian New Europe Center think-tank, insist that anything less will be greeted by Putin as a victory; a confirmation that he has a veto on Nato membership – and will leave Ukraine permanently vulnerable. could trigger Nato’s Article 5 mutual defence clause are overstated. Article 5 does not mandate a specific response – merely assistance. This might simply take the form of the intelligence and arms supplies to Ukraine, which are currently in progress.
The logical solution would seem to be firm Israel-type security guarantees until some sort of peace is achieved plus a commitment to Nato membership, dependent on Ukraine meeting political/governance requirements, within a set timeframe after a ceasefire or armistice.
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