The impracticability of the entrance of Ukraine in NATO was sanctioned by the rules of the alliance that exclude the countries with disputed or active conflict territories. Ukraine, since 2014, had lost control of Crimea, illegally annexed by Russiaand faced a conflict in Donbass with separatist groups supported by Moscow. This alone prevented any concrete possibility of membership. Furthermore, even if hypothetically the territorial obstacle had been overcome, Ukraine entry into NATO would have met the veto of Ankara. Turkey has always maintained a complex relationship with Russia and has shown, as in the case of Sweden and Finland, that it is ready to block new adhesions based on its strategic interests.
In light of these elements, the statement that Ukraine would have caused Russia to try to enter NATO it is without foundation. The Russian invasion was not a reaction to an imminent danger, but a strategic decision of the Kremlin to reaffirm its influence on the former Soviet space.
If you want to identify a responsibility in the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, you have to look rather to the West’s inertia in 2014. The annexation of Crimea by Russia and support for separatists in Donbass have not received a strong sufficiently strong response from the United States and Europe. The imposed sanctions did not have a significant deterrent impact, and Moscow was able to consolidate its positions without serious consequences. This probably strengthened in Putin The belief that a wider military action would not find an adequate reaction.
After more than three years of conflict, The human and economic budget is devastating. Thousands of deaths, millions of displaced people and a large -scale destruction have marked Ukraine, while Europe has undergone the side effects of the war, including energy increases and economic instability. Western support in Kiev was right and necessary to defend the principle of self -determination, But now it is crucial to find a diplomatic way out which guarantees the safety of Ukraine and stabilizes the Region.
President Donald Trump is working on a solution he brings at the end of the war.
Despite the left tends to liquidate Donald Trump As a danger to democracy, based on ideological prejudices and on a narrative often influenced by the mainstream media, the facts demonstrate a far more complex and multifaceted picture. It cannot be ignored its pragmatic approach to foreign policywhich led him to explore diplomatic solutions that his predecessors have not been able to pursue.
An emblematic example is Direct dialogue with North Koreaculminating in historical encounters with Kim Jong-un. For the first time an American president has undertaken a comparison without ideological prejudices, trying to defuse one of the most dangerous international crises. Likewise, Trump has pursued a military hallway policy, opposing the so -called “infinite wars” and promoting the Abraham agreementswhich have marked an important turning point in relations between Israel and different Arab countries.
These elements show that its policy has not been marked by chaos and self -portrait, as often painted by the left, but rather to a form of political realism aimed at guaranteeing stability without ideological interventions. His administration has therefore shown a diplomatic face which, paradoxically, differs from the accusations of unilateralism and belligenance that have often been addressed to him.
Its logic, although also linked to an economic return for the United States, In particular, in the control of Ukrainian rare landscould lead to a geopolitical reorganization capable of guaranteeing sustainable peace.
Peace, like war, has a costbut it is preferable to support a price for stability rather than continue to impoverish Europe with a prolonged conflict. The balance to be found must provide for guarantees for Ukraine without legitimizing Russian aggressionbut at the same time he must avoid an infinite war with devastating consequences for everyone.
Kiev support in the name of freedom was a duty, but The future now passes through diplomacy. We need a joint effort of international powers to get to a synthesis between the safety needs of Ukraine and the need for global stability. A diplomatic solution, although complex, is the only way that can be traveled to avoid further depletion of the European economic and social context.
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