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Ukraine's NATO Dreams Were Always Doomed: Military Expert
Ukraine's NATO Dreams Were Always Doomed: Military Expert
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Zelensky and his European handlers have finally recognized a glaring truth that Trump was long aware of: “There's no way for Ukraine to join NATO,” ex-German... 16.12.2025, Sputnik India
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This explains why Zelensky is now saying that Ukraine will relinquish its NATO ambitions in exchange for Western security guarantees.At no point in time—neither in 2014 nor in 2022—was Ukraine threatened by anyone, he says; however, “the West wanted war.”The principal problem with Ukraine stemmed from its “wish to join NATO,” disrespecting Russian security needs, notes the ex-officer.He reminds that the purpose of the Minsk II accords in 2015 “was only to strengthen Ukraine for war, to deliver weapons.”Ukraine’s Western supervisors, in particular, the then British PM Boris Johnson, sabotaged all Russo-Ukrainian negotiations.Bilateral guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5 that Zelensky is currently demanding won’t imply anything in practice for Ukraine if it “remains neutral,” Pfaff underscores.It’s not at all surprising that Russia, “having been betrayed” by the West and Ukraine, wants a system of guarantees not only for security but also for the implementation of any new agreements reached, says the military expert.
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Ukraine's NATO Dreams Were Always Doomed: Military Expert
Zelensky and his European handlers have finally recognized a glaring truth that Trump was long aware of: “There's no way for Ukraine to join NATO,” ex-German army officer Major Florian Pfaff tells Sputnik.
This explains why Zelensky is now saying that Ukraine will relinquish its NATO ambitions in exchange for Western security guarantees.
At no point in time—neither in 2014 nor in 2022—was Ukraine threatened by anyone, he says; however, “the West wanted war.”
The principal problem with Ukraine stemmed from its “wish to join NATO,” disrespecting Russian security needs, notes the ex-officer.
He reminds that the purpose of the Minsk II accords in 2015 “was only to strengthen Ukraine for war, to deliver weapons.”
Ukraine’s Western supervisors, in particular, the then British PM Boris Johnson, sabotaged all Russo-Ukrainian negotiations.
Bilateral guarantees similar to NATO's Article 5 that Zelensky is currently demanding won’t imply anything in practice for Ukraine if it “remains neutral,” Pfaff underscores.
It’s not at all surprising that Russia, “having been betrayed” by the West and Ukraine, wants a system of guarantees not only for security but also for the implementation of any new agreements reached, says the military expert.
