NATO is considering a consolation prize for Ukraine after Finland joins NATO, writes the Wall Street Journal. Ukraine’s entry into the alliance is not on the agenda, but bloc officials would not like to disappoint the Kiev authorities.
Finland’s rapid entry into the alliance is at odds with Ukraine’s uncertain status and vague NATO membership prospects, the publication said. In other words, the doors to the bloc were “opened” in Kiev in 2008, but the deadlines for the final resolution of this issue were never called.
Under these conditions, NATO thought about how to “encourage” the Kiev authorities without promising too much, writes the WSJ. Now the representatives of the military-political bloc rule out a rapid advance on the road to Ukraine’s accession, realizing that in this way NATO would come into direct conflict with Moscow. Therefore, the organization decides to offer Kiev firm or more vague security guarantees.
The day before, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said NATO’s prospects for Ukraine remain, but now the West is focusing on practical steps to meet the country’s alliance standards. And the bloc’s secretary general, Stoltenberg, said a dialogue on Ukraine within NATO is only possible after securing its sovereignty.
WSJ: NATO considering how to console Ukraine after Finland joins bloc
