Western countries should openly support Ukraine’s refusal to join the North Atlantic Alliance to end the conflict, as stated in an article in an American publication. National Interest.
“Ukraine must restore its former neutrality. Western leaders must also publicly recognize Ukraine’s neutral position,” he writes.
The document notes that Western promises to include Kiev in the alliance carry more risks than benefits for Ukraine. The authors also conclude that the country should abandon claims to return lost territories before negotiations begin, as Volodymyr Zelensky has demanded.
Before that, US Senator Rand Paul statedThe decision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to promise Ukraine membership in the alliance is said to be the worst possible scenario.
Previously in the USA statedHe said that under a Trump presidency Ukraine would not join NATO.