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The agreements generally commit countries to help Ukraine develop stronger defense capabilities and take actions supporting Ukraine in the current or a future conflict with Russia and are seen as part of the "bridge" to Ukraine's membership in NATO.
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He is the author of “The Eagle and the Trident: U.S.-Ukraine Relations in Turbulent Times” (Brookings Institution Press, 2017), and co-author with Michael O’Hanlon of “The Opportunity: Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms” (Brookings Institution Press, 2012).
A retired Foreign Service officer, his more than 25 years with the State Department focused on U.S.
relations with the former Soviet Union and Europe, as well as arms control and security issues. The alliance's internal division on the issue broke into the open on the eve of the meeting, and Zelensky voiced displeasure that there would be no invitation.
The Vilnius summit communique reaffirmed Ukraine's future in NATO and stated the country had moved past the need for a MAP.
The language added that [NATO leaders] "will be in a position to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the alliance when allies agree and conditions are met"--a formulation that elicited little happiness in Kyiv. The summit communique noted the establishment of a joint NATO-Ukrainian analysis, training, and education center in Poland and the appointment of a NATO senior representative to be based in Kyiv.
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No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder. Kyiv apparently had noted a warming trend in NATO-Russia relations and figured the announcement would not provoke Moscow. Other allies, however, are reluctant to take that step now, particularly while Ukraine remains at war with Russia.
Division within NATO over this issue broke into the open in the run-up to the alliance's July 2023 summit in Vilnius.
A number of allies have concluded that Ukraine's membership is critical for a stable and secure Europe, calculating that Europe will be unstable and less secure if Russia prevails over Ukraine, if the war drags out endlessly, or if a tense, unsteady, and fragile peace is struck between the two.
While much has been accomplished in the NATO and Western effort to support Ukraine and move it closer to the alliance since the 2022 Russian invasion, Ukrainians remain frustrated.
When that will be, however, remains unclear.
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Steven Pifer is affiliated with Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation and the Brookings Institution. In parallel, G7 leaders announced that they would negotiate bilateral security commitments to ensure that Kyiv had forces capable of defending the country in the near term and deterring a new Russian attack in the future.
They see their fight against Russia not only as a war to defend Ukraine but as a defense of Europe. In parallel, G7 leaders announced that they would negotiate bilateral security commitments to ensure that Kyiv had forces capable of defending the country in the near term and deterring a new Russian attack in the future.
In that case, the Kremlin would face the difficult decision of whether to go to war again with Ukraine, this time a member of NATO. It was not a serious bid.
When Victor Yushchenko became president in 2005, he articulated the goal of drawing closer to NATO. Getting those limits lifted was high on Zelensky’s wish list in Washington, but he did not succeed, at least not as regards US-provided weapons.
The bilateral security agreements commit important assistance to Kyiv in terms of financing, training, arms, and ammunition.
In January 2008, he asked NATO to grant Ukraine a membership action plan (MAP) when alliance leaders held a summit in Bucharest in April. Opinion polls confirmed that the government’s push for NATO membership enjoyed the support of an overwhelming majority of Ukrainians. However, other allies, most notably the United States and Germany, were not prepared to agree to extend an invitation.
In 1997, NATO and Ukraine established a distinctive partnership to promote regular consultation and cooperation.
In early 2002, Ukraine announced its intention to seek membership. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs with responsibilities for Russia and Ukraine (2001-2004), ambassador to Ukraine (1998-2000), and special assistant to the president and senior director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia on the National Security Council (1996-1997).