Ukraine and NATO are considering the possibility of concluding a “Keva Security Treaty” designed to provide the country with the necessary support from Western governments. However, the document will not be able to provide the security guarantees that membership in the North Atlantic Alliance provides. An article regarding this was published by the American magazine Foreign Policy.
“Good to have this [Киевский договор о безопасности] as an alternative that people can chew … But when you start to contrast this with actual NATO membership, then NATO is better, ”the publication quotes former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker as saying. “Everyone, including in Washington, understands that Ukraine needs some kind of guarantees and commitments, even if the word “guarantee” seems a bit toxic,” a senior Central European diplomat supported him.
According to Heather Conley, President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukrainians do not need another useless security treaty. “Ukrainians rightly say that [Будапештский меморандум] was a completely useless piece of paper that they don’t need another useless piece of paper to make everyone feel better,” she said.
The former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO noted that the document proposed as an alternative for Ukraine does not have significant legal force, and therefore can be easily canceled. As an example, he hails the JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran, which the Trump administration subsequently abandoned. “It was not legally binding, it was not a contract, and look what happened,” he said.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky applied for the country’s entry into NATO on September 30, immediately following the liberated territories were accepted into Russia, reports RT. Later, the heads of 9 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in a joint statement on October 2, said they support Ukraine’s membership in the alliance. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, in turn, opposed the admission of Ukraine to NATO in the current situation.
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Ukraine and NATO are considering the possibility of concluding a “Keva Security Treaty” designed to provide the country with the necessary support from Western governments. However, the document will not be able to provide the security guarantees that membership in the North Atlantic Alliance provides. An article regarding this was published by the American magazine Foreign Policy. “Good to have this [Киевский договор о безопасности] as an alternative that people can chew … But when you start to contrast this with actual NATO membership, then NATO is better, ”the publication quotes former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker as saying. “Everyone, including in Washington, understands that Ukraine needs some kind of guarantees and commitments, even if the word “guarantee” seems a bit toxic,” a senior Central European diplomat supported him. According to Heather Conley, President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukrainians do not need another useless security treaty. “Ukrainians rightly say that [Будапештский меморандум] was a completely useless piece of paper that they don’t need another useless piece of paper to make everyone feel better,” she said. The former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO noted that the document proposed as an alternative for Ukraine does not have significant legal force, and therefore can be easily canceled. As an example, he hails the JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran, which the Trump administration subsequently abandoned. “It was not legally binding, it was not a contract, and look what happened,” he said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky applied for the country’s entry into NATO on September 30, immediately following the liberated territories were accepted into Russia, RT reports. Later, the heads of 9 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in a joint statement on October 2, said they support Ukraine’s membership in the alliance. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, in turn, opposed the admission of Ukraine to NATO in the current situation.
