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> NATO should just not expand into Ukraine It did not. Nor did it plan to do so.

by Veen 4y ago

dotancohen 4y ago
From the NATO's 2021 Brussels summit [0]: > We reiterate the decision made at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine will become > a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP) as an integral part > of the process; we reaffirm all elements of that decision, as well as subsequent > decisions, including that each partner will be judged on its own merits. We stand firm > in our support for Ukraine’s right to decide its own future and foreign policy course > free from outside interference. > The Annual National Programmes under the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) remain the > mechanism by which Ukraine takes forward the reforms pertaining to its aspiration for > NATO membership. Ukraine should make full use of all instruments available under the > NUC to reach its objective of implementing NATO principles and standards. The success > of wide-ranging, sustainable, and irreversible reforms, including combating > corruption, promoting an inclusive political process, and decentralisation reform, > based on democratic values, respect for human rights, minorities, and the rule of law, > will be crucial in laying the groundwork for a prosperous and peaceful Ukraine. > Further reforms in the security sector, including the reform of the Security Services > of Ukraine, are particularly important. We welcome significant reforms already made by > Ukraine and strongly encourage further progress in line with Ukraine’s international > obligations and commitments. > We will continue to provide practical support to reform in the security and defence > sector, including through the Comprehensive Assistance Package. We will also continue > to support Ukraine’s efforts to strengthen its resilience against hybrid threats, > including through intensifying activities under the NATO-Ukraine Platform on > Countering Hybrid Warfare. > We welcome the cooperation between NATO and Ukraine with regard to security in the > Black Sea region. The Enhanced Opportunities Partner status granted last year provides > further impetus to our already ambitious cooperation and will promote greater > interoperability, with the option of more joint exercises, training, and enhanced > situational awareness. > Military cooperation and capacity building initiatives between Allies and Ukraine, > including the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade, further reinforce this effort. We > highly value Ukraine’s significant contributions to Allied operations, the NATO > Response Force, and NATO exercises. [0] https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm?selectedLocale=en https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm?selectedL...

> NATO should just not expand into Ukraine It did not. Nor did it plan to do so.

by Veen 4y ago

> NATO should just not expand into Ukraine It did not. Nor did it plan to do so.

From the NATO's 2021 Brussels summit [0]: > We reiterate the decision made at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine will become > a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP) as an integral part > of the process; we reaffirm all elements of that decision, as well as subsequent > decisions, including that each partner will be judged on its own merits. We stand firm > in our support for Ukraine’s right to decide its own future and foreign policy course > free from outside interference. > The Annual National Programmes under the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) remain the > mechanism by which Ukraine takes forward the reforms pertaining to its aspiration for > NATO membership. Ukraine should make full use of all instruments available under the > NUC to reach its objective of implementing NATO principles and standards. The success > of wide-ranging, sustainable, and irreversible reforms, including combating > corruption, promoting an inclusive political process, and decentralisation reform, > based on democratic values, respect for human rights, minorities, and the rule of law, > will be crucial in laying the groundwork for a prosperous and peaceful Ukraine. > Further reforms in the security sector, including the reform of the Security Services > of Ukraine, are particularly important. We welcome significant reforms already made by > Ukraine and strongly encourage further progress in line with Ukraine’s international > obligations and commitments. > We will continue to provide practical support to reform in the security and defence > sector, including through the Comprehensive Assistance Package. We will also continue > to support Ukraine’s efforts to strengthen its resilience against hybrid threats, > including through intensifying activities under the NATO-Ukraine Platform on > Countering Hybrid Warfare. > We welcome the cooperation between NATO and Ukraine with regard to security in the > Black Sea region. The Enhanced Opportunities Partner status granted last year provides > further impetus to our already ambitious cooperation and will promote greater > interoperability, with the option of more joint exercises, training, and enhanced > situational awareness. > Military cooperation and capacity building initiatives between Allies and Ukraine, > including the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade, further reinforce this effort. We > highly value Ukraine’s significant contributions to Allied operations, the NATO > Response Force, and NATO exercises. [0] https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm?selectedLocale=en https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm?selectedL...