The likely exit of the U.S. from NATO will open up more opportunities for Ukraine’s integration into the Alliance
If the U.S. decides to leave NATO, it could revitalize the Alliance and provide Kyiv with more opportunities for integration into the bloc.
This was stated by Ukraine’s ambassador to NATO, Alena Hetmanchuk, as reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing Politico.
Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump has increasingly spoken about the possibility of the U.S. exiting the Alliance. These statements have intensified as allies refused to send their military ships to the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump had urged.
Such statements from the U.S. leader have alarmed NATO members, including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who said this scenario “resembles Putin’s dream plan.”
However, Ukraine’s ambassador to NATO, Alena Hetmanchuk, reacted to the news with surprising optimism, telling Politico that the current turbulence could lead to a revitalization of the bloc.
“Instead of talking about the disintegration of NATO, I would prefer to talk about a reassessment of the Alliance,” she said on Friday.
Hetmanchuk argued that, “paradoxically,” these issues could open up more opportunities for Ukraine’s integration into the Alliance, which, according to her, would help NATO become “much more effective, lethal, innovative, and capable of countering the Russian threat.”
The head of the Ukrainian mission refuted Trump’s characterization of NATO as a “paper tiger” that cannot intimidate Russian President Vladimir Putin. She noted that although the Kremlin has tried to undermine the Alliance for decades, it has never dared to directly attack any member country.
As is known, U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that he is seriously considering the possibility of the U.S. exiting NATO.
RBC-Ukraine also reported that President Donald Trump’s statements about the possibility of the country exiting NATO have provoked a rare split within the Republican Party.
