{"id":185956,"date":"2022-06-14T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=185956"},"modified":"2022-06-14T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:24:07","slug":"ukraine-in-flames-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/ukraine-in-flames-96","title":{"rendered":"Optimal security model for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

NATO membership, neutrality, security guarantees, self-defense \u2013 there is no consensus among the Ukrainian society on the optimal and realistic security model for Ukraine that will ensure its resilience to any potential aggression after the victory over the Russian invaders and secure peace in Europe in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the public support for Ukraine\u2019s course to join NATO has grown immensely since Russia\u2019s open invasion of Ukraine on February 24. According to a survey conducted by the Democratic Initiatives Foundation in the first half of May, 74% of Ukrainians support Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership today, while only 13% support the non-aligned status with security guarantees (the study was conducted only in the West and Center of Ukraine, where it was possible to make a correct sample).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the widespread narratives in Ukraine now is that there is no consensus in NATO on Ukraine’s accession. However, the situation is very flexible, and Ukraine should not give up its NATO aspirations based just on the current state of affairs. The agreements on security guarantees or other options can be intermediate and complementary solutions, however, the only realistic model seems to be Ukraine\u2019s membership in NATO. If Ukraine remains a gray area, with not fully defined security parameters, then the threat of war will remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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