Finding a path for peace and neutrality in Ukraine after Russia ‘crisis’ - There is significant division among the Nato members over the situation in Ukraine, and over relations with Russia.
has challenged central aspects of EU laws and regulations to which it willingly signed on — but again, an embrace of and adherence to Western-style democracy was inherent in the justification of Nato expansion.
Second, and perhaps more to the point in terms of Nato’s core raison d’etre, there is significant division in the 30 members over the situation in Ukraine, and over relations with Russia. On the one hand there are the Baltic states, Poland and Romania, hard-liners all, willingly absorbing more Nato materiel and boots on ground and, in the cases of Poland and Romania, sites of the missile defence systems that are of greatest concern to Moscow.
Finally, there is the strange case of the US’s most resolute anti-Russian ally, the United Kingdom — still a member of Nato, but cut adrift from the EU.
In sum, on Russia in general and Russia-Ukraine in particular, Europe is all over the place. My colleague Anatol Lieven hasthat Macron could resolve Ukraine simply by saying that, for France, Nato membership for Ukraine and Georgia is a non-starter. This offers the prospect of a neutral Ukraine beholden to no great power military bloc, and in a position to enjoy mutually beneficial relations with both East and West.
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