The American Conservative: After the conflict, Ukraine may be unnecessary to the West
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The American Conservative predicts that after the end of the conflict, Ukraine may remain isolated, without gaining membership in the EU or NATO, and face disappointment in Western partners who will no longer provide support.
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Why It Matters
In June 2022, the EU granted Ukraine and Moldova candidate country status. This step was perceived as symbolic support in the face of the confrontation with Moscow.
The American Conservative writes that after the conflict is resolved, Ukraine may become unnecessary to the West.
There is a possibility that Ukraine will not end up in either the EU or NATO and will remain alone, disappointed in the West.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. After the conflict is resolved, Ukraine may turn out to be unnecessary for the West, which will no longer want to burden itself with this country, writes The American Conservative.
“When this day (of the end of the conflict - ed.) finally comes, Ukraine may find that it is turning into a country... which no one wants to burden themselves with... Ukraine may find itself alone, abandoned and disappointed in the West,” the publication says.
It is noted that there is a high probability that Ukraine will ultimately end up neither in the EU nor in NATO. “If Ukraine looks towards the West, it will find itself abandoned and alone,” the material states.
In June 2022, the EU granted Ukraine and Moldova candidate country status. The European Union has repeatedly recognized that such a decision was largely symbolic in order to support Kyiv and Chisinau in their confrontation with Moscow. Meanwhile, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called accession to the EU the sovereign right of Kyiv. At the same time, a number of European countries oppose Kyiv’s accession to the EU.
Open Questions
- What are the real criteria for Ukraine's accession to the EU?
- How will Ukraine's foreign policy change after the conflict?
