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Ukraine–NATO relations

January 19, 2024

Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started in 1991.[1] Ukraine applied to integrate with a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in 2008.[2][3] Plans for NATO membership were shelved by Ukraine following the 2010 presidential election in which Viktor Yanukovych, who preferred to keep the country closer to Russia, was elected President.[4] Yanukovych fled Ukraine in February 2014 during the Revolution of Dignity.[5] The interim Yatsenyuk Government initially said that it had no plans to join NATO.[6] However, following the Russian annexation of Crimea and Russian military support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Second Yatsenyuk Government made joining NATO a priority.[7] In February 2019, the Ukrainian parliament voted to amend the Constitution of Ukraine to state Ukraine's goal of NATO and European Union membership.[8][9]

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NATO member countries (blue), countries in the process of accession to NATO (light blue), countries seeking membership (purple), and the Russia-led CSTO (red).

At the June 2021 Brussels summit, NATO leaders reiterated the decision taken at the 2008 Bucharest summit that Ukraine would eventually become a NATO member with the MAP as an integral part of the process, and Ukraine's right to determine its future and foreign policy without outside interference.[10] NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also stressed that Russia will not be able to veto Ukraine's accession to NATO "as we will not return to the era of spheres of interest, when large countries decide what smaller ones should do."[11] Before further actions on NATO membership were taken, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.

Polls conducted between 2005 and 2013 found low support among Ukrainians for NATO membership.[12][13][14][15][16][17] However, since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014, Ukrainian public support for NATO membership has risen greatly. Since June 2014, polls showed that about 50% of those asked supported Ukrainian NATO membership.[18][19][20][21] A 2017 poll found that some 69% of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO, compared to 28% in 2012 when Yanukovych was in power.[22] On 30 September 2022, Ukraine formally applied to join NATO, following Russia's annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine.[23][24]

History edit

Ukraine's Declaration of Sovereignty, adopted by parliament in 1990, declared it had the "intention of becoming a permanently neutral state that does not participate in military blocs and adheres to three nuclear free principles" (art. 9).

Presidency of Leonid Kravchuk (1991–1994) edit

Relations between Ukraine and NATO were formally established in 1992, when Ukraine joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council after regaining its independence, later renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council.[25] On 22 and 23 February 1992, NATO Secretary-General Manfred Wörner paid an official visit to Kyiv, and on 8 July 1992, Kravchuk visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels. An important event in the development of relations between Ukraine and NATO was the opening in September 1992 of the Embassy of Ukraine in Brussels, which was a link in contacts between Ukraine and NATO.[citation needed]

A few years later, in February 1994, Ukraine was the first post-Soviet country to conclude a framework agreement with NATO in the framework of the Partnership for Peace initiative, supporting the initiative of Central and Eastern European countries to join NATO.[26][25][27][1]

Presidency of Leonid Kuchma (1994–2005) edit

 
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma. Partenit, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, 13 August 2004

Leonid Kuchma, who became president in July 1994, signed the quadripartite Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine's accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 5 December. The memorandum prohibited the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against Ukraine, "except in self-defence or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations." As a result of other agreements and the memorandum, between 1993 and 1996, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons.[28][29]

In the summer of 1995, Ukraine requested help[30] to mitigate consequences of the Kharkiv Drinking Water Disaster to the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs and to NATO. Various NATO countries and other organizations stepped up with medical and civil engineering assistance. This was the first cooperation between NATO and Ukraine.[31]

The Constitution of Ukraine, adopted in 1996 and based upon the Declaration of Independence of 24 August 1991, contained the basic principles of non-coalition and future neutrality.[32]

Kuchma and Russian president Boris Yeltsin negotiated terms for dividing the Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, signing an interim treaty on 10 June 1995.[33] But Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov campaigned to claim the city of Sevastopol which housed the fleet's headquarters and main naval base, and in December the Russian Federation Council officially endorsed the claim. These Russian nationalist territorial claims spurred Ukraine to propose a "special partnership" with NATO in January 1997.[34]

On 7 May 1997 the official NATO Information and Documentation Center opened in Kyiv, aimed to foster transparency about the alliance.[35] A Ukrainian public opinion poll of 6 May showed 37% in favor of joining NATO with 28% opposed and 34% undecided.[36]

On 9 July 1997 a NATO-Ukraine Commission was established.[37]

In 2002 relations of the governments of the United States and other NATO countries with Ukraine deteriorated after the Cassette Scandal revealed that Ukraine allegedly transferred a sophisticated Ukrainian defense system to Saddam Hussein's Iraq.[27]

At the NATO enlargement summit in November 2002, the NATO–Ukraine commission adopted a NATO-Ukraine Action Plan.[38] President Kuchma's declaration that Ukraine wanted to join NATO (also in 2002) and the sending of Ukrainian troops to Iraq in 2003[27] could not mend relations between Kuchma and NATO.[27] Until 2006 the Ukrainian Armed Forces worked with NATO in Iraq.[39] Most officials believed it would be too risky to allow Ukraine to join NATO as it would upset Russia greatly.

On 6 April 2004 the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the free access of NATO forces to the territory of Ukraine.

On 15 June 2004 in the second edition of the Military Doctrine of Ukraine, approved by the decree of Kuchma, a provision appeared on the implementation by Ukraine of a policy of Euro-Atlantic integration, the ultimate goal of which was to join NATO. However, already on 15 July 2004, following a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO commission, President Kuchma issued a decree stating that joining NATO was no longer the country's goal – only "a significant deepening of relations with NATO and the European Union as guarantors of security and stability in Europe."[40]

Presidency of Viktor Yushchenko (2005–2010) edit

 
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and US Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland at the NATO–Ukraine consultations in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 24 October 2005

After the Orange Revolution in 2004 Kuchma was replaced by President Viktor Yushchenko who is a keen supporter of Ukraine's NATO membership.[41]

On 21 April 2005 in Vilnius, as part of an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the NATO countries, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission was held, which opened a new stage in Ukraine's relations with the alliance – "intensive dialogue", which was intended to be the first step towards Ukraine's entry into NATO. During President Viktor Yushchenko's first official visit to the United States, President George W. Bush declared: "I am a supporter of the idea of Ukraine's membership in NATO." A joint official statement by the presidents of Ukraine and the United States said that Washington supported the proposal to start an intensive dialogue on Ukraine's accession to the NATO via a MAP.[citation needed]

In April 2005, Viktor Yushchenko returned to Ukraine's military doctrine the mention of Ukraine's strategic goal – "full membership in NATO and the European Union." The new text read as follows: "Based on the fact that NATO and the EU are the guarantors of security and stability in Europe, Ukraine is preparing for full membership in these organizations." As in the previous version, the task of "deeply reforming the defense sphere of the state in accordance with European standards" was called "one of the most important priorities of domestic and foreign policy."[citation needed]

On 20 January 2006 in Budapest, following a meeting of defense ministers of Central European countries – NATO members – Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia (which was attended by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko) – it was announced that these states were ready to support Ukraine's entry into NATO. As stated, a necessary condition for this should be the support of this step by the Ukrainian society and the achievement of internal stability in Ukraine.[citation needed]

On 27 April 2006 at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, the representative of the NATO Secretary General, James Appathurai, stated that all members of the alliance support the speedy integration of Ukraine into NATO.[citation needed] Russia, for its part, expressed concern about this development. As the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kamynin stated, "de facto, we will talk about a serious military-political shift affecting the interests of Russia, which will require significant funds for the corresponding reorientation of military potentials, the reorganization of the system of military-industrial relations. Arrangements in the field of arms control may be affected.”[citation needed]

After the Party of Regions received the largest number of votes in the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election and the new government, headed by Viktor Yushchenko's political rival Viktor Yanukovych, was formed, there was a turn in Ukraine's foreign policy. By the end of 2006, not a single representative of the pro-presidential Our Ukraine bloc remained in the government. Viktor Yanukovych's foreign policy statements contradicted Yushchenko's course.[citation needed]

Yanukovych's premiership ended following 2007 parliamentary election, when Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense Bloc formed a coalition government, with Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister.

Applying for Ukraine to join the NATO Membership Action Plan edit

At the beginning of 2008, the Ukrainian President, Prime Minister and head of parliament sent an official letter (the so-called "letter of three") to apply for the Membership Action Plan.[42][43] At the beginning of 2008 the work of the Rada was blocked for two months due, according to at least one observer, to this letter.[42]

Ukrainian membership in NATO gained support from a number of NATO leaders.[44] However, it was met with opposition from the opposition parties within Ukraine, who called for a national referendum on any steps towards further involvement with NATO. A petition of over 2 million signatures called for a referendum on Ukraine's membership proposal to join NATO. In February 2008 57.8% of Ukrainians supported the idea of a national referendum on joining NATO, against 38.6% in February 2007.[45] Ukrainian politicians such as Yuriy Yekhanurov and Yulia Tymoshenko stated Ukraine would not join NATO as long as the public continued opposing the move.[citation needed] Later that year the Ukrainian government started an information campaign, aimed at informing the Ukrainian people about the benefits of membership.[13][46]

In January 2008, US Senator Richard Lugar said: "Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Parliamentary chairman Arsenii Yatsenyuk have signed the statement calling for consideration on Ukraine's entry into the NATO via the MAP programme at the Bucharest summit."[47] The Ukrainian parliament headed by Arseniy Yatsenyuk was unable to hold its regular parliamentary session following the decision of the parliamentary opposition to prevent the parliament from functioning in a protest against joining NATO. The parliament was blocked from 25 January 2008[48] until 4 March 2008 (on 29 February 2008 faction leaders agreed on a protocol of mutual understanding).[49]

US President George W. Bush and both nominees for President of the United States in the 2008 election, U.S. senator Barack Obama and U.S. senator John McCain, did offer backing to Ukraine's membership of NATO.[50][51][52] Russian reactions were negative. In April 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke out against Ukraine's membership in NATO.[53][54]

Bucharest summit: 2008–2009 edit

Main article: 2008 Bucharest summit

At the NATO summit in Bucharest in April 2008, NATO decided it would not yet offer membership to Georgia and Ukraine; nevertheless, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Georgia and Ukraine would eventually become members. Even though it was a powerful statement, one person cannot guarantee membership, especially before a country has applied for membership. Each existing member must approve an applicant country before NATO membership can be attained, in addition, conditions can be set on applicant countries before joining the organization.[55] Resistance was reportedly met from France and Germany;[56] Russia invaded Georgia less than four months later in August 2008.[57][58][59]

In November 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Ukrainian minister of defence Anatoliy Hrytsenko doubted Ukraine would be granted a NATO MAP at the December meeting.[60] In a Times of London interview in late November, Yushchenko stated: "Ukraine has done everything it had to do. We are devoted to this pace. Everything else is an issue of political will of those allies who represent NATO."[61] Although NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary-General Aurelia Bouchez[nb 1] and Secretary-General Scheffer[nb 2] still supported Ukraine's NATO bid at the time. However, the Bush administration seemed not to push for Georgian and Ukrainian MAPs in late November 2008. Condoleezza Rice told a press conference, "We believe that the NATO-Georgia Commission and the NATO-Ukraine Commission can be the bodies with which we intensify our dialogue and our activities. And, therefore, there does not need at this point in time to be any discussion of MAP."[64] President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev responded that "reason has prevailed."[65] On 3 December 2008 NATO decided on an Annual National Programme of providing assistance to Ukraine to implement reforms required to accede the alliance without referring to MAP.[66][67]

At the NATO-Ukraine consultations at the level of Defense Ministers held at the NATO headquarters in Brussels in November 2009, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praised Ukraine's first Annual National Program, which outlined the steps it intended to take to accelerate internal reform and alignment with Euro-Atlantic standards, as an important step on Ukraine's path to becoming a member of the Alliance.[68]

Presidency of Viktor Yanukovych (2010–2014) edit

During the 2010 presidential election campaign, Party of Regions leader and candidate Viktor Yanukovych stated that the current level of Ukraine's cooperation with NATO was sufficient and that the question of the country's accession to the alliance was therefore not urgent.[69][70] Yanukovych's victory in the election marked a turnaround in Ukraine's relations with NATO. On 14 February 2010, Yanukovych said that Ukraine's relations with NATO were currently "well-defined", and that there was "no question of Ukraine joining NATO." He said the issue of Ukrainian membership of NATO might "emerge at some point, but we will not see it in the immediate future."[citation needed] On 1 March 2010, during his visit to Brussels, Yanukovych said that there would be no change to Ukraine's status as a member of the alliance's outreach program.[71] He later reiterated during a trip to Moscow that Ukraine would remain a "European, non-aligned state."[72][73]

As of May 2010, NATO and Ukraine continued to cooperate in the framework of the Annual National Program,[74] including joint exercises.[75] According to Ukraine the continuation of Ukraine-NATO cooperation does not exclude the development of a strategic partnership with Russia.[76]

On 27 May 2010 Yanukovych stated that he considered Ukraine's relations with NATO as a partnership, "And Ukraine can't live without this [partnership], because Ukraine is a large country."[77]

On 3 June 2010 the Ukrainian parliament passed a bill proposed by the President that excluded the goal of "integration into Euro-Atlantic security and NATO membership" from the country's national security strategy.[78] The law precluded Ukraine's membership of any military bloc, but allowed for co-operation with alliances such as NATO.[79] According to at least one encyclopedia this marks "when [the Ukrainian government] officially abandoned its goal of joining NATO",[80] although as late as May 2022 according to a member of the Shmyhal Government (Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna) the "letter of three" had "not been withdrawn since then."[43] "European integration" was still part of Ukraine's national security strategy.[78]

On 24 June 2010 the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved an action plan to implement an annual national program of cooperation with NATO in 2010.[81] This included:[81]

  • Involvement of Ukrainian aviation and transport material in the transportation of cargo and personnel of the armed forces of NATO's member states and partners participating in NATO-led peacekeeping missions and operations
  • The continuation of Ukraine's participation in a peacekeeping operation in Kosovo
  • Possible reinforcing of Ukraine's peacekeeping contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Ukraine's participation in a number of international events organized by NATO
  • Training of Ukrainian troops in the structures of NATO members

Ukraine and NATO continued to hold joint seminars and joint tactical and strategical exercises and operations during Yanukovych Presidency.[82][83]

Presidency of Petro Poroshenko (2014–2019) edit

Yanukovych fled Ukraine amid the Euromaidan uprising in February 2014.[5] NATO officials vowed support for Ukraine and worked to downplay tensions between the bloc and Russia, which refused to recognize the impeachment of Yanukovych or the Yatsenyuk Government.[84] In late February 2014, Secretary-General Rasmussen reaffirmed that NATO membership was still an option for Ukraine.[85]

As a result of this revolution, the interim Yatsenyuk Government came to power on 26 February in Ukraine.[86][87] The Yatsenyuk Government initially stated that it did not intend to make Ukraine a member of NATO.[6] Petro Poroshenko was elected president on 25 May 2014.[88][89][90][91][92][93] On 1 October 2014, Jens Stoltenberg took over the position of NATO Secretary-General.[94]

 
Petro Poroshenko with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, February 2015

On 29 August 2014, following reports that the Russian military was operating within Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced that he would ask the Ukrainian parliament to put Ukraine on a path towards NATO membership.[95] The government has also signaled that it hoped for major non-NATO ally status with the United States, NATO's largest military power and contributor.[96] As part of these efforts, and to rule out future Ukrainian membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and other Russian-led supranational entities, Yatsenyuk also submitted a draft law to repeal Ukraine's non-bloc status previously instituted by Yanukovych.[97] Following parliamentary elections in October 2014, the new government made joining NATO a priority.[7]

 
Soldiers of the U.S. Army 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division train Ukrainian Soldiers on trigger squeeze during a 2016 drill.

On 23 December 2014, the Ukrainian parliament renounced Ukraine's non-aligned status, a step harshly condemned by Russia.[5][98] The new law stated that Ukraine's previous non-aligned status "proved to be ineffective in guaranteeing Ukraine's security and protecting the country from external aggression and pressure" and also aimed to deepen Ukrainian cooperation with NATO "to achieve the criteria which are required for membership in the alliance."[99] On 29 December 2014, Poroshenko vowed to hold a referendum on joining NATO.[100]

A number of joint military exercises were planned between NATO members and Ukraine in 2015.[101] Among them were Operation Fearless Guardian (OFG) which totalled 2,200 participants, including 1,000 U.S. military. Initial personnel and equipment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast, on 10 April 2015. OFG would train Ukraine's newly formed Ukraine National Guard under the Congress-approved Global Security Contingency Fund. Under the program, the US Army was to train three battalions of Ukrainian troops over a six-month period beginning in April 2015,[102] Others initiatives include Exercise Sea Breeze 2015 (total 2,500 personnel of which 1,000 US military and 500 military from NATO or "Partnership for Peace" countries), "Saber Guardian/Rapid Trident – 2015" (total 2,100 members, including 500 US military and 600 NATO/PfP personnel), as well as the Ukrainian-Polish air exercise "Safe Skies – 2015" (total 350 participants, including 100 Polish military) and military police "Law and Order – 2015" (total 100 participants, 50 of which are Polish military).[citation needed]

In September 2015, NATO launched five trust funds for €5.4 million for the Ukrainian army. €2 million are planned to be sent for the modernization of communication systems, €1.2 million – to reform the logistic and standardization systems, €845,000 – for physical rehabilitation and prostheses, €815,000 for cyber defense, and €410,000 for retraining and resettlement.[citation needed]

 
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Petro Poroshenko, 10 July 2017

In March 2016, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker stated that it would take at least 20–25 years for Ukraine to join the EU and NATO.[103]

In July 2016 NATO published a summary of the Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine (CAPU) after the Heads of State meeting in Warsaw. Ukraine declared a goal for their armed forces to become interoperable with those of NATO by 2020; the CAPU was designed to meet the needs of this process. The CAPU contained more than 40 targeted support measures in key areas like:[104]

  1. Capacity and institution building
  2. Command Control, Communications and Computers (C4)
  3. Logistics and Standardization
  4. Defence Technical Cooperation
  5. Cyber Defence
  6. Medical Rehabilitation
  7. Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining
  8. Security-related science
  9. Strategic communications
  10. Countering Hybrid Warfare
  11. Security Services Reform
  12. Civil Emergency Planning
  13. Energy Security

On 8 June 2017 the Verkhovna Rada passed a law making integration with NATO a foreign policy priority.[105] In July 2017 Poroshenko announced that he would seek the opening of negotiations on a MAP with NATO.[106] In that same month President Poroshenko began proposing a 'patronage system', tying individual regions with European States.[107]

On 10 March 2018 NATO added Ukraine in the list of NATO aspiring members (others including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia). Several months later, in late June, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada passed a National Security bill: the bill defines the principles of state policy on national security and defence as well as focusing on Ukraine's integration into the European security, economic and legal system; improvement in mutual relations with other states and eventual membership in EU and NATO.[citation needed]

On 20 September 2018 the Ukrainian parliament approved amendments to the constitution that would make the accession of the country to NATO and the EU a central goal and the main foreign policy objective.[108]

On 7 February 2019 the Ukrainian parliament voted with a majority of 334 out of 385 to change the Ukrainian constitution to help Ukraine to join NATO and the European Union.[109] After the vote, Poroshenko declared: "This is the day when the movement of Ukraine to the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance will be consolidated in the Constitution as a foreign political landmark."[110]

Presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy (from 2019) edit

See also: Minsk agreements, Normandy Format § Phases, and Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine
 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg in June 2019

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated on 20 May 2019.[111] On 12 June 2020 Ukraine joined NATO's enhanced opportunity partner interoperability program.[nb 3][112] According to an official NATO statement, the new status "does not prejudge any decisions on NATO membership."[112]

On 14 September 2020 Zelenskyy approved Ukraine's new National Security Strategy, "which provides for the development of the distinctive partnership with NATO with the aim of membership in NATO."[113][114][115] On 8 October 2020, during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine needed a NATO MAP, as NATO membership will contribute to Ukraine's security and defense.[116]

On 1 December 2020 the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran stated that Ukraine clearly outlines its ambitions to obtain the NATO MAP and hopes for comprehensive political and military support for such a decision at the next Alliance Summit in 2021. Addressing the ambassadors and military attaches of NATO member states, as well as representatives of the NATO office in Ukraine, they were urged to inform their capitals that Ukraine would hope for their full politico-military support in reaching such a decision at the next NATO Summit in 2021. This should be a practical step and a demonstration of commitment to the 2008 Bucharest Summit.[117]

At the end of November 2020, it became known that the NATO Summit in 2021 would consider the issue of returning to an "open door policy", including the issue of providing Georgia with a MAP. On 9 February 2021, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, stated that he hoped that Ukraine would be able to receive an action plan for NATO membership at the same time as Georgia.[118] In response, the NATO Secretary-General confirmed during Shmyhal's visit to Brussels that Ukraine is a candidate for NATO membership.[119]

 
Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan exchange signed documents on 16 October 2020

Russian military build-up around Ukraine edit

Further information: Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 7 April 2021 after the start of the build-up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told a press conference with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya that Lithuania intends to ask its NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a MAP:

In the near future, we should again turn to our colleagues with a letter to consider the possibility of granting MAP to Ukraine. I am convinced, and we have already begun to discuss this issue with our colleagues from the Baltic states, NATO could repeat its proposal to provide Ukraine with a membership plan. This step will become a "strong signal for Russia", in particular, that Ukraine has chosen the transatlantic direction for itself, is appreciated and has support in the NATO countries. – emphasized Landsbergis.

For her part, the Spanish Foreign Minister, despite the fact that Ukraine is not a member of the Alliance, said that the Allies' relations with it are already "fruitful, useful and are a symbol of NATO's vision of a peaceful neighborhood." She also added that the issue of Ukraine should be discussed at the summit of the North Atlantic Alliance, which is scheduled for June this year.[120] Following in the footsteps of his Lithuanian counterpart, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs said on 7 April that NATO should provide Ukraine with a MAP:[citation needed]

We are watching closely as Russia draws troops to Ukraine's borders. It is not clear at this time what this is: a show of force or real aggression. But there is every reason to worry ... Ukraine has been trying to join NATO for 15 years by obtaining an Membership Action Plan. Apparently, it is time to provide this Plan to Ukraine. This will be at least a signal from us [NATO] that Ukrainians will not be left without support. I will definitely support this decision...

At the same April meeting, Stoltenberg said that "NATO firmly supports sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine."[citation needed]

On 10 April 2021, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran stated that the top priority of the Ukrainian political leadership is to obtain the Action Plan for Membership (MAP) in the North Atlantic Alliance in 2021. According to the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the most convincing and effective mechanism for communicating the position of the international community to Moscow is "accelerating the implementation of the decision of the 2008 NATO Bucharest Summit on our membership in the Alliance."[121] Also receiving the MAP for Ukraine was supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a joint declaration of the Ninth High-Level Strategic Council between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey.[122]

At a briefing in Kyiv in May 2021, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said at a briefing in Kyiv following a meeting with Zelenskyy that granting Ukraine a MAP would be the next logical step toward NATO membership. He stressed that Ukraine has already made several reforms necessary to become a member of NATO, as well as to carry out additional reforms.[123] He also noted that if Ukraine and Georgia had received the MAP in 2008, there would have been no conflict with Russia at all.[124] Murphy stated:

I understand NATO's concern about the prospect of integrating with a country in conflict. But, frankly, if Ukraine and Georgia had received the MAP in 2008, I don't think there would have been a conflict at all.

On 2 June 2021 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called one of the potential threats that could strengthen Russia's position in Europe: the failure to give Ukraine a clear signal and specific deadlines for obtaining an MAP for NATO membership.[125]

At the June 2021 Brussels summit, NATO leaders reiterated the decision taken at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine would become a member of the Alliance with the NATO MAP as an integral part of the process and Ukraine's right to determine its own future and foreign policy course without outside interference.[10] Secretary-General Stoltenberg also stressed that Russia will not be able to veto Ukraine's accession to NATO, as we will not return to the era of spheres of interest, when large countries decide what smaller ones should do:[11]

Each country chooses its own path, and this also applies to joining NATO. It is up to Ukraine and the 30 NATO members to decide whether it aspires to be a member of the Alliance. Russia has no say in whether Ukraine should be a member of the Alliance. They cannot veto the decisions of their neighbors. We will not return to the era of spheres of interest, when large countries decide what to do with smaller ones.

On 28 June 2021 Ukraine and NATO forces launched joint naval drills in the Black Sea codenamed Sea Breeze 2021. Russia had condemned the drills, with the Russian Defence Ministry saying it would closely monitor them.[126]

 
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Brussels, 16 December 2021
 
Zelenskyy and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on 31 August 2021

On 28 November 2021 Ukraine warned that Russia had massed nearly 92,000 troops near its borders, and speculated that Putin intended an offensive at the end of January or early February. Russia accused Ukraine of a military build-up of its own and demanded "legal guarantees" that it would never join NATO.[127]

On 30 November 2021 Putin stated that an expansion of NATO's presence in Ukraine, especially the deployment of any long-range missiles capable of striking Moscow or missile defence systems similar to those in Romania and Poland, would be a "red line" issue for the Kremlin. Putin argued that these missile-defense systems may be converted into launchers of offensive Tomahawk long-range cruise missiles.[128][129][130] He said that "In a dialogue with the United States and its allies, we will insist on working out specific agreements that would exclude any further NATO moves eastward and the deployment of weapons systems that threaten us in close vicinity to Russian territory."[131] Stoltenberg replied that "It's only Ukraine and 30 NATO allies that decide when Ukraine is ready to join NATO. Russia has no veto, Russia has no say, and Russia has no right to establish a sphere of influence to try to control their neighbors."[132][133]

On 17 December 2021, Russia put forward proposals to limit US and NATO influence on former Soviet states.[127]

On 11 January 2022 it became known that a group of Republican congressmen intended to introduce a bill declaring Ukraine a NATO-plus country and initiating a review of the advisability of declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. The authors of the bill argue that recognizing Ukraine as a "NATO+ country" will make it possible to quickly make decisions on the provision and sale of American defense goods and services to Ukraine. In particular, according to Mike Rogers, co-author of the bill, this rule concerns the provision of anti-ship and air defense systems. In addition, this bill proposes to create a mechanism for the rapid imposition of sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the event of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. The authors of the bill are convinced that in this way they will forever block the commissioning of the pipeline. Also, if adopted, the United States is obliged to consider and vote on whether to grant Russia the status of a "country-sponsor of international terrorism."[134]

On 14 January 2022 Andrii Yermak, Chairman of the Office of the President of Ukraine, praised the preparation of sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion, but warned that such an invasion "would be a great tragedy." He also said that the Ukrainian authorities hope to hear specific conditions for joining the North Atlantic Alliance:

Ukraine has shown to its principles and positions that we are fully prepared and able to be a member of NATO. This means that at the Madrid summit this year we hope to see and hear very specific conditions and information about this, because today, especially today, I would like to repeat that now this is a matter of life and death for our country.

On 17 January 2022 Russian troops joined their Belarusian counterparts for an exercise aimed at "thwarting external aggression."[127] The exercise began on 10 February.[127]

On 25 January 2022 NATO "firmly ruled out Moscow's core demand against further NATO expansion." Russia sought an end to NATO's "long-standing open-door policy for new member countries" and that it remove troops and equipment from Eastern Europe. Dmitry Peskov said that "before there is any understanding of how we will continue, we need to get the text."[135]

On 27 January 2022 NATO submitted a proposal to Russia for the security of the latter, "that dismissed Moscow's central demands."[136]

On 28 January 2022 Putin said the West has ignored "Russia's fundamental concerns" on NATO's expansion and said that NATO had "strike weapons systems near Russia's borders."[127]

On 31 January 2022 at a tense meeting of the UN Security Council, The Washington Post reported that "Russia has demanded a Western commitment to exclude Ukraine from its security umbrella and the removal of NATO forces and equipment from Eastern Europe and the Baltic States" and according to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield "has threatened to take military action should its demands not be met." Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya denied any plans for invasion and said Russia was within its rights to station troops anywhere within its own territory. He stated "Not a single Russian politician, not a single public figure, not a single person said that we are planning to attack Ukraine." On the same day Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said "The main question is our clear message that we consider further NATO expansion to the East and weapons deployment, which can threaten the Russian Federation, unacceptable." Stoltenberg said "Russia has used military exercises before as a disguise, as a cover... military buildup, exercises, threatening rhetoric and a track record... all of that together, of course, make this a serious threat."[137][138]

On 16 February 2022 NATO's commanders were instructed by Secretary-General Stoltenberg to work out the details of a battlegroup deployment to the alliance's southeastern flank because there were no signs of a Russian de-escalation yet.[139]

On 19 February 2022 at the Munich Security Conference Stoltenberg remarked that despite NATO's "strong diplomatic efforts to find a political solution [to the Ukrainian crisis]... we have seen no sign of withdrawal or de-escalation so far. On the contrary, Russia’s build-up continues." He said "we have made written proposals to the Putin administration to reduce risks and increase transparency of military activities, address space and cyber threats, and engage on arms control, including on nuclear weapons and missiles... [Putin] is attempting to roll back history. And recreate [the] spheres of influence. [He] wants to limit NATO’s right to collective defence... and demands that we should remove all our forces and infrastructure from the countries that joined NATO after the fall of the Berlin Wall... wants to deny sovereign countries the right to choose their own path. And their own security arrangements. For Ukraine – but also for other countries, such as Finland and Sweden. And for the first time, we now see Beijing joining Moscow in calling on NATO to stop admitting new members. It is an attempt to control the fate of free nations. To rewrite the international rulebook. And impose their own authoritarian models of governance."[140] On the dais with him was Ursula von der Leyen. Together they proceeded to give an interview to the witness audience.

On 20 February 2022 France and Germany called on their nationals to leave Ukraine.[127]

Russian invasion of Ukraine edit

On 21 February 2022 Zelenskyy had accused Putin of "wrecking peace talks and ruled out making any territorial concessions."[141] The same day, Stoltenberg advised Russia "in the strongest possible terms, to choose the path of diplomacy, and to immediately reverse its massive military build-up in and around Ukraine."[142]

Amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine in early 2022, the Federation Council of Russia recognized the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics on 22 February 2022[141][143] after the State Duma called on Putin to recognize the breakaway territories on 16 February,[144] deputies passing the motion 351 to 16.[145] On 21 February, Putin signed decrees to recognize two self-proclaimed entities in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine."[146]

Also on 22 February 2022 Russian president Vladimir Putin declared that the Minsk Agreements "no longer existed", and that Ukraine, not Russia, was to blame for their collapse.[147] Stoltenberg condemned Putin's declaration: "This further undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, erodes efforts towards a resolution of the conflict, and violates the Minsk agreements, to which Russia is a party."[141]

On 24 February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.[148]

On 1 March 2022 Stoltenberg convinced the President of Poland to forgo sending any fighter aircraft to Ukraine because of the risk of attracting Russian attacks onto its territory, which would likely cause NATO to invoke Article 5 of its constitution.[149][150]

On 4 March 2022 following an emergency meeting of Foreign Ministers in Brussels, Stoltenberg rejected Zelenskyy's request to impose a no-fly zone over the country, stating that it might lead to a full-fledged war between the Alliance and Russia, and he declined to involve NATO, saying: "We are not part of this conflict." US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Alliance was "doing everything we can to give the Ukrainian people the means to defend themselves against Russia... Unless the Kremlin changes course, it will continue down the road of increasing isolation and economic pain." The EU's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell maintained "It’s Putin’s war, and only Putin can end it." Zelenskyy, incensed, replied:[151]

"Today there was a NATO summit, a weak summit, a confused summit, a summit where it was clear that not everyone considers the battle for Europe's freedom to be the number one goal... Today, the leadership of the alliance gave the green light for further bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages, having refused to set up a no-fly zone.

On 6 March 2022 Blinken raised the possibility of a three-way exchange between Poland, Ukraine and the US that would see Ukraine pilots fly Polish Mig-29s from a US airfield; in exchange for the Soviet-era jets Poland would receive used F-16s from the USAF.[152]

On 8 March 2022 Poland offered to donate 28 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, "ready to deploy – immediately and free of charge – all their MiG-29 jets to the Ramstein airbase" under US control in Germany.[153][154] Press Secretary for the US Department of Defense John Kirby rejected the surprise announcement, and said "we do not believe Poland’s proposal is a tenable one." The next day he said the US would oppose any such plan for NATO nations, and termed the idea "high-risk",[155] because it brought into question NATO's "co-combatant" status.[156] The idea was quickly shot down by Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin.[156] The Polish Prime Minister said on 9 March that any decision about delivering offensive weapons must be made unanimously by NATO members.[155]

Also on 9 March 2022 Zelenskyy's plea was reinforced by Azov battalion Major Denis Prokopenko, who was tasked with the defense of Mariupol: "If a no-fly zone over Ukraine is not provided soon we will not be able to manage the supply of water and food, medicine, as well as to evacuate people safely."[157]

At a press conference on 11 March 2022 Stoltenberg was quoted: "President Putin's war on Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe. It has shaken the international order. And it continues to take a devastating toll on the Ukrainian people. But Putin seriously underestimated Ukraine. And he seriously underestimated the strength and unity of NATO, and of our friends and partners around the world." At the same press conference, the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said that "Putin made a fundamental miscalculation. He thought Ukraine was weak, and he thought NATO was divided. He has been shown how wrong he is."[158]

On 15 March 2022 Zelenskyy stated that he did not anticipate Ukraine joining NATO in the near future due to a lack of consensus from member states that it was ready. He said "For years we have been hearing about how the door is supposedly open (to NATO membership) but now we hear that we cannot enter. And it is true, and it must be acknowledged."[159]

On 24 March 2022 the 30 NATO heads of state held a meeting in Brussels and one result was a statement, which read in part:[160]

Massive sanctions and heavy political costs have been imposed on Russia to bring an end to this war. We remain determined to maintain coordinated international pressure on Russia... We remain committed to the foundational principles underpinning European and global security, including that each nation has the right to choose its own security arrangements free from outside interference. We reaffirm our commitment to NATO's Open Door Policy under Article 10 of the Washington Treaty... We will continue to take all necessary steps to protect and defend the security of our Allied populations and every inch of Allied territory... We are also establishing four additional multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia... President Putin's choice to attack Ukraine is a strategic mistake, with grave consequences also for Russia and the Russian people.

On 25 March 2022 Stoltenberg was interviewed by Euronews. He spoke of the Alliance doing "as much as they can" to support Ukraine, chiefly "with advanced anti-tank weapons, air defence systems" and with "financial support, humanitarian support, but also military support."[161]

On 4 April 2022 former Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her statement back in 2008 at the NATO summit in Bucharest to block Ukraine from joining NATO.[162] This has been due to Ukraine's political decisions not being met at that time.[162]

On 30 September 2022 Ukraine formally submitted an application to become a NATO member.[163]

On 2 October 2022 the presidents of nine NATO states[a] expressed support in a joint statement for Ukraine at some point joining NATO, in line with the conclusion of the 2008 Bucharest Summit, while not commenting explicitly on Ukraine's application.[164][165][166]

On 8 July 2023, US President Joe Biden said that Ukraine is not yet ready to join NATO, emphasizing, "I don’t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war."[167] Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the lack of a timeframe poses a setback for Ukraine. In July 2023, he said, "NATO will give Ukraine security. Ukraine will make the alliance stronger."[168] On 8 July 2023, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that his country would fully support Ukraine's NATO membership.[169] At NATO's 2023 Vilnius summit it was decided that Ukraine would no longer be required to participate in a Membership Action Plan before joining the alliance.[170]

Public opinion in Ukraine edit

Popular support in Ukraine for NATO membership since 2000
2020–2023
Date Opinion Poll agency
For Against
November 2023 77% 5% Rating[171]
September 2023 79% 5% International Republican Institute[172]
July 2023 83% 6% Rating[173]
May 2023 89% 3% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[174]
February 2023 82% 3% International Republican Institute & Rating[175]
January 2023 86% National Democratic Institute[176]
January 2023 86% 3% Rating[177]
October 2022 83% 4% Rating[178]
July 2022 71% 7% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[179]
June 2022 76% 10% Rating[180]
June 2022 72% 7% International Republican Institute & Rating[181]
April 2022 59% 14% International Republican Institute & Rating[182]
April 2022 68% 23% Rating[183]
March 2022 72% 12% Rating[184]
January 2022 64% 17% Ukrainian Institute of the Future[185]
December 2021 59.2% 28.1% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[186]
August 2021 54% 35% Rating [187]
June 2021 47.8% 24.3% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[188]
February 2020 43.5% 31.3% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[189]
January 2020 49.8% 29.8% Razumkov Centre[190]
2014–2019
Date Opinion Poll agency
For Against
June 2019 53% 29% Rating[191]
September 2018 45% 31% International Republican Institute & Rating[192]
September 2018 46.3% 31.6% Razumkov Centre[193]
March 2018 43% 33% International Republican Institute & Rating[194]
December 2017 37% 26% International Republican Institute & Rating[195]
September 2017 45% 27% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[196]
June 2017 40% 27% International Republican Institute & Rating[197]
April 2017 46% 27% International Republican Institute & Rating[198]
December 2016 71% 23% Democratic Initiatives Foundation & Razumkov Centre[199]
September 2016 39% 31% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[200]
June 2016 39% 32% Rating[201]
May 2016 44% 38% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[202]
March 2016 45% 30% Rating[21]
January 2016 47% 31% Rating[20]
December 2015 75% 11% Democratic Initiatives Foundation[203]
July 2015 63.9% 28.5% Democratic Initiatives Foundation & Razumkov Centre[204]
June 2015 53% 32% Pew Research Center[205]
March 2015 43.3% 33.4% Kyiv International Institute of Sociology[206]
November 2014 51% 25% Rating[19]
October 2014 53% 34% Gorshenin Institute[18]
July 2014 44% 34% Rating[207]
June 2014 47% 36% Gorshenin Institute[208]
June 2014 41% 40% Razumkov Centre[209]
May 2014 41% 40% Democratic Initiatives Foundation & Razumkov Centre[210]
May 2014 37% 42% Razumkov Centre[211]
April 2014 36% 48% Razumkov Centre[212]
March 2014 44% 47% GfK[213]
2000–2013
Date Opinion Poll agency
For Against
October 2013 20% 66% Rating[214]
December 2012 15% 60% Democratic Initiative Foundation[215]
October 2012 19% 66% Rating[216]
July 2012 17% 70% Rating[217]
April 2012 15% 62% Democratic Initiative Foundation[218]
February 2012 20% 70% Rating[217]
April 2011 25% 60% IFAK Ukraine[219]
January 2011 24% 70% Rating[217]
December 2009 21% 60% Democratic Initiative Foundation[220]
April 2009 21% 57% FOM-Ukraine[221][222]
June 2002 32% 32.2% Razumkov Centre[223]
November 2000 30% 40% Institute of Public Affairs, Poland[224]

Western Ukraine has long been significantly more pro-NATO than the rest of the country.[225][217][226] Eastern Ukraine has traditionally been more anti-NATO and pro-Russia than the rest of Ukraine.[226][227]

According to numerous independent polls conducted between 2002 and the events of 2014, Ukrainian public opinion on NATO membership was split, with the majority of those polled against joining the military alliance and many identifying it as a threat.[13][228] A Gallup poll conducted in October 2008 showed that 43% of Ukrainians associated NATO as a threat to their country, while only 15% associated it with protection.[229] A 2009 Gallup poll showed that 40% of Ukrainian adults associate NATO with "Threat" and 17% with "Protection."[17] According to a poll by Razumkov Center in March 2011 20.6% on average across Ukraine considered NATO a threat; this number was 51% in Crimea.[230] A 2013 Gallup poll showed that 29% associated NATO with "Threat" and 17% with "Protection"; 44% viewed it as neither.[227]

Following the Russian military intervention of 2014, annexation of Crimea and the start of the Donbas War, many Ukrainians changed their views of NATO: polls from the middle of 2014 until 2016 showed that the majority of Ukrainians supported NATO membership.[18][19][20][231]

An electronic petition to the president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko was filed on 29 August 2015[232] requesting that a referendum on joining NATO be conducted. The petition achieved the required 25,000 votes to be considered. The president's reply stated that "One of the main priorities of Ukraine's foreign policy is to deepen cooperation with NATO to achieve the criteria required for membership in this organization. Today, we carry out security sector reform in Ukraine to reach NATO standards and to strengthen the country's defense system, which is necessary to counter Russian aggression. Once Ukraine fulfills all the necessary criteria to join the Alliance, final decision on this important issue will be approved by the Ukrainian people in a referendum."[233]

In February 2017, President Poroshenko announced that a referendum would be held during his presidency, with polls showing that 54% of Ukrainians favor such a move.[234]

According to a sociological survey conducted by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future together with the sociological company New Image Marketing Group in January 2022, 64% of Ukrainians support Ukraine's accession to NATO, while 17% do not support it, 13% do not have an unequivocal opinion on this issue. In the West of Ukraine, in the city of Kyiv and in the South of Ukraine, there were the most supporters of joining NATO – 73%, 71% and 59%. This idea is supported least of all in Eastern Ukraine – 47%.[235]

Membership timeline edit

Event Date Ref.
Partnership for Peace 8 February 1994 [236]
Application submitted 30 September 2022 [237]
Invitation to join
Accession protocol
Ratification of protocol
Acceptance of membership
Treaty in force
Full membership

Ratification process edit

Signatory Date Institution     AB Deposited Ref.
  Albania Parliament
Presidential Assent
  Belgium Chamber of Representatives
Royal Assent
  Bulgaria National Assembly
Presidential Assent
  Canada Government[b]
  Croatia Parliament
Presidential Assent
  Czech Republic Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Presidential Assent
  Denmark Folketing
  Estonia Riigikogu
Presidential Assent
  Finland Parliament
Presidential Assent
  France National Assembly
Senate
Presidential Assent
  Germany Bundestag
Bundesrat
Presidential Assent
  Greece Parliament
Presidential Promulgation
  Hungary National Assembly
Presidential Assent
  Iceland Althing
Presidential Assent
  Italy Chamber of Deputies
Senate of the Republic
Presidential Assent
  Latvia Saeima
Presidential Assent
  Lithuania Seimas
Presidential Assent
  Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
Grand Ducal Promulgation
  Montenegro Parliament
Presidential Assent
  Netherlands House of Representatives
Senate
Royal Promulgation
  North Macedonia Assembly
Presidential Assent
  Norway Storting
Royal Assent
  Poland Sejm of the Republic
Senate
Presidential Assent
  Portugal Assembly of the Republic
Presidential Assent
  Romania Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Presidential Assent
  Slovakia National Council
Presidential Assent
  Slovenia National Assembly
Presidential Assent
  Spain Congress of Deputies
Senate
Royal Assent
  Turkey Grand National Assembly
Presidential Assent
  United Kingdom Government[c]
  United States Senate
Presidential Assent
Ukrainian actions in NATO accession
Signatory Date Institution     AB Deposited Ref.
  Ukraine 30 September 2022 Government
(submit application) 		Granted [240][241]
Parliament
(accession)

Ukraine's foreign relations with NATO member states edit

Russian opposition to Ukrainian NATO membership edit

See also: NATO–Russia relations and Russia–Ukraine relations
 

Since 2008, Russia has strongly opposed Ukraine joining NATO.[242][243] In 2002, Russia's president Vladimir Putin did not object to Ukraine's growing relations with the alliance and said it was a matter for Ukraine and NATO.[244] However, in 2008, Putin warned that Ukraine joining NATO would be deemed a threat to Russia.[245] That February, he said Russia may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins NATO and allows the deployment of a US missile defense shield.[246] At the April 2008 Bucharest summit, Putin reportedly threatened to annex parts of Ukraine if it joined NATO.[247]

Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea and supported a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. In November 2014, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for a "guarantee that no-one would think about Ukraine joining NATO". This call was rejected by NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, who said "Each country has the right to decide what kind of security arrangements it wants".[248][249]

Further information: Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
 
Map of Russia's military buildup around Ukraine in December 2021. It is estimated that Russia deployed 70,000 troops.[250]

From October 2021, there was a massive Russian military buildup near Ukraine's borders. On 30 November, Putin said Ukraine joining NATO, and the deployment of missile defense systems or long-range missiles in Ukraine, would be crossing a red line. However, there were no such plans to deploy missiles in Ukraine.[251][252][253] He demanded guarantees that Ukraine never be allowed to join NATO. Stoltenberg replied that the decision is up to Ukraine and NATO members, adding "Russia has no veto, Russia has no say, and Russia has no right to establish a sphere of influence to try to control their neighbors".[254][255]

In December 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry proposed a draft treaty that would forbid Ukraine or any former Soviet state from ever joining NATO, and end all NATO activity in Eastern Europe. Some Western political analysts suggested Russia was knowingly making unrealistic demands.[256] EU High Representative Josep Borrell said Russia's demands went against the Helsinki Accords of 1975, signed by European countries and the Soviet Union.[257] Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned "If there is no constructive response within a reasonable time and the West continues its aggressive line, then Russia will be forced to [...] eliminate unacceptable threats to our security".[258] NATO rejected Russia's key demands the following month, as they would go against its "open-door policy" and the principle of self-determination. NATO offered to improve communications with Russia and discuss missile placements and military exercises, as long as Russia withdrew troops from Ukraine's borders.[259] Russia did not withdraw troops.

Reuters reported that a Russian government aide had brokered a deal with Ukraine in February 2022 that would keep Ukraine out of NATO. The Russian government denied this. Reuters reported that it had been rejected by Putin, and may not have had Ukrainian government support.[260]

On 21 February 2022, Putin announced that Russia recognized the Russian-controlled territories of Ukraine as independent states: the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. The following day, Russian troops were sent into the territories as "peacekeepers".[261] Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. In his announcement of the invasion, Putin falsely claimed that NATO was building up military infrastructure in Ukraine and threatening Russia, forcing Russia to invade.[262]

On 30 September 2022, Russia proclaimed the annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions. That day, Ukraine officially applied to join NATO.[237]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia
  2. ^ According to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly: "Under the Canadian system the government, the executive branch, has jurisdiction and there's no need to go through Parliament [to secure ratification]".[238]
  3. ^ In the United Kingdom, there is no requirement for a formal law approving of treaties before their ratification, but the Ponsonby Rule is that they are laid before Parliament with an explanatory memorandum.[239]
  1. ^ During a NATO conference in Hungarian Parliament on 20 November, she said "We should not make a choice between NATO enlargement and Russia as we need both."[62]
  2. ^ He told a conference in Spain: "The emergence of independent states within the former Soviet space is a reality. The ability of these states to determine their own future is a litmus test for the new Europe. Do we have to choose between good relations with Russia and further enlargement? My answer is no – we will not choose, will not sacrifice one for the other. It would bring new dividing lines."[63]
  3. ^ Australia, Finland, Georgia, Jordan, and Sweden are also NATO's enhanced opportunity partner program partners.[112]

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This article may require copy editing for grammar style cohesion tone or spelling You can assist by editing it September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO started in 1991 1 Ukraine applied to integrate with a NATO Membership Action Plan MAP in 2008 2 3 Plans for NATO membership were shelved by Ukraine following the 2010 presidential election in which Viktor Yanukovych who preferred to keep the country closer to Russia was elected President 4 Yanukovych fled Ukraine in February 2014 during the Revolution of Dignity 5 The interim Yatsenyuk Government initially said that it had no plans to join NATO 6 However following the Russian annexation of Crimea and Russian military support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine the Second Yatsenyuk Government made joining NATO a priority 7 In February 2019 the Ukrainian parliament voted to amend the Constitution of Ukraine to state Ukraine s goal of NATO and European Union membership 8 9 Ukraine NATO relationsNATO UkraineNATO member countries blue countries in the process of accession to NATO light blue countries seeking membership purple and the Russia led CSTO red At the June 2021 Brussels summit NATO leaders reiterated the decision taken at the 2008 Bucharest summit that Ukraine would eventually become a NATO member with the MAP as an integral part of the process and Ukraine s right to determine its future and foreign policy without outside interference 10 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also stressed that Russia will not be able to veto Ukraine s accession to NATO as we will not return to the era of spheres of interest when large countries decide what smaller ones should do 11 Before further actions on NATO membership were taken Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 Polls conducted between 2005 and 2013 found low support among Ukrainians for NATO membership 12 13 14 15 16 17 However since the beginning of the Russo Ukrainian War in 2014 Ukrainian public support for NATO membership has risen greatly Since June 2014 polls showed that about 50 of those asked supported Ukrainian NATO membership 18 19 20 21 A 2017 poll found that some 69 of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO compared to 28 in 2012 when Yanukovych was in power 22 On 30 September 2022 Ukraine formally applied to join NATO following Russia s annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine 23 24 Contents 1 History 1 1 Presidency of Leonid Kravchuk 1991 1994 1 2 Presidency of Leonid Kuchma 1994 2005 1 3 Presidency of Viktor Yushchenko 2005 2010 1 3 1 Applying for Ukraine to join the NATO Membership Action Plan 1 3 2 Bucharest summit 2008 2009 1 4 Presidency of Viktor Yanukovych 2010 2014 1 5 Presidency of Petro Poroshenko 2014 2019 1 6 Presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2019 1 6 1 Russian military build up around Ukraine 1 6 2 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2 Public opinion in Ukraine 3 Membership timeline 3 1 Ratification process 4 Ukraine s foreign relations with NATO member states 5 Russian opposition to Ukrainian NATO membership 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory editUkraine s Declaration of Sovereignty adopted by parliament in 1990 declared it had the intention of becoming a permanently neutral state that does not participate in military blocs and adheres to three nuclear free principles art 9 Presidency of Leonid Kravchuk 1991 1994 edit Relations between Ukraine and NATO were formally established in 1992 when Ukraine joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council after regaining its independence later renamed the Euro Atlantic Partnership Council 25 On 22 and 23 February 1992 NATO Secretary General Manfred Worner paid an official visit to Kyiv and on 8 July 1992 Kravchuk visited NATO Headquarters in Brussels An important event in the development of relations between Ukraine and NATO was the opening in September 1992 of the Embassy of Ukraine in Brussels which was a link in contacts between Ukraine and NATO citation needed A few years later in February 1994 Ukraine was the first post Soviet country to conclude a framework agreement with NATO in the framework of the Partnership for Peace initiative supporting the initiative of Central and Eastern European countries to join NATO 26 25 27 1 Presidency of Leonid Kuchma 1994 2005 edit nbsp US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma Partenit Autonomous Republic of Crimea 13 August 2004Leonid Kuchma who became president in July 1994 signed the quadripartite Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine s accession to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 5 December The memorandum prohibited the Russian Federation the United Kingdom and the United States from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against Ukraine except in self defence or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations As a result of other agreements and the memorandum between 1993 and 1996 Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons 28 29 In the summer of 1995 Ukraine requested help 30 to mitigate consequences of the Kharkiv Drinking Water Disaster to the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs and to NATO Various NATO countries and other organizations stepped up with medical and civil engineering assistance This was the first cooperation between NATO and Ukraine 31 The Constitution of Ukraine adopted in 1996 and based upon the Declaration of Independence of 24 August 1991 contained the basic principles of non coalition and future neutrality 32 Kuchma and Russian president Boris Yeltsin negotiated terms for dividing the Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine s Crimean peninsula signing an interim treaty on 10 June 1995 33 But Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov campaigned to claim the city of Sevastopol which housed the fleet s headquarters and main naval base and in December the Russian Federation Council officially endorsed the claim These Russian nationalist territorial claims spurred Ukraine to propose a special partnership with NATO in January 1997 34 On 7 May 1997 the official NATO Information and Documentation Center opened in Kyiv aimed to foster transparency about the alliance 35 A Ukrainian public opinion poll of 6 May showed 37 in favor of joining NATO with 28 opposed and 34 undecided 36 On 9 July 1997 a NATO Ukraine Commission was established 37 In 2002 relations of the governments of the United States and other NATO countries with Ukraine deteriorated after the Cassette Scandal revealed that Ukraine allegedly transferred a sophisticated Ukrainian defense system to Saddam Hussein s Iraq 27 At the NATO enlargement summit in November 2002 the NATO Ukraine commission adopted a NATO Ukraine Action Plan 38 President Kuchma s declaration that Ukraine wanted to join NATO also in 2002 and the sending of Ukrainian troops to Iraq in 2003 27 could not mend relations between Kuchma and NATO 27 Until 2006 the Ukrainian Armed Forces worked with NATO in Iraq 39 Most officials believed it would be too risky to allow Ukraine to join NATO as it would upset Russia greatly On 6 April 2004 the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the free access of NATO forces to the territory of Ukraine On 15 June 2004 in the second edition of the Military Doctrine of Ukraine approved by the decree of Kuchma a provision appeared on the implementation by Ukraine of a policy of Euro Atlantic integration the ultimate goal of which was to join NATO However already on 15 July 2004 following a meeting of the Ukraine NATO commission President Kuchma issued a decree stating that joining NATO was no longer the country s goal only a significant deepening of relations with NATO and the European Union as guarantors of security and stability in Europe 40 Presidency of Viktor Yushchenko 2005 2010 edit nbsp US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and US Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland at the NATO Ukraine consultations in Vilnius Lithuania on 24 October 2005After the Orange Revolution in 2004 Kuchma was replaced by President Viktor Yushchenko who is a keen supporter of Ukraine s NATO membership 41 On 21 April 2005 in Vilnius as part of an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the NATO countries a meeting of the Ukraine NATO Commission was held which opened a new stage in Ukraine s relations with the alliance intensive dialogue which was intended to be the first step towards Ukraine s entry into NATO During President Viktor Yushchenko s first official visit to the United States President George W Bush declared I am a supporter of the idea of Ukraine s membership in NATO A joint official statement by the presidents of Ukraine and the United States said that Washington supported the proposal to start an intensive dialogue on Ukraine s accession to the NATO via a MAP citation needed In April 2005 Viktor Yushchenko returned to Ukraine s military doctrine the mention of Ukraine s strategic goal full membership in NATO and the European Union The new text read as follows Based on the fact that NATO and the EU are the guarantors of security and stability in Europe Ukraine is preparing for full membership in these organizations As in the previous version the task of deeply reforming the defense sphere of the state in accordance with European standards was called one of the most important priorities of domestic and foreign policy citation needed On 20 January 2006 in Budapest following a meeting of defense ministers of Central European countries NATO members Hungary the Czech Republic Poland and Slovakia which was attended by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko it was announced that these states were ready to support Ukraine s entry into NATO As stated a necessary condition for this should be the support of this step by the Ukrainian society and the achievement of internal stability in Ukraine citation needed On 27 April 2006 at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers the representative of the NATO Secretary General James Appathurai stated that all members of the alliance support the speedy integration of Ukraine into NATO citation needed Russia for its part expressed concern about this development As the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kamynin stated de facto we will talk about a serious military political shift affecting the interests of Russia which will require significant funds for the corresponding reorientation of military potentials the reorganization of the system of military industrial relations Arrangements in the field of arms control may be affected citation needed After the Party of Regions received the largest number of votes in the 2006 Ukrainian parliamentary election and the new government headed by Viktor Yushchenko s political rival Viktor Yanukovych was formed there was a turn in Ukraine s foreign policy By the end of 2006 not a single representative of the pro presidential Our Ukraine bloc remained in the government Viktor Yanukovych s foreign policy statements contradicted Yushchenko s course citation needed Yanukovych s premiership ended following 2007 parliamentary election when Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine People s Self Defense Bloc formed a coalition government with Yulia Tymoshenko as Prime Minister Applying for Ukraine to join the NATO Membership Action Plan edit At the beginning of 2008 the Ukrainian President Prime Minister and head of parliament sent an official letter the so called letter of three to apply for the Membership Action Plan 42 43 At the beginning of 2008 the work of the Rada was blocked for two months due according to at least one observer to this letter 42 Ukrainian membership in NATO gained support from a number of NATO leaders 44 However it was met with opposition from the opposition parties within Ukraine who called for a national referendum on any steps towards further involvement with NATO A petition of over 2 million signatures called for a referendum on Ukraine s membership proposal to join NATO In February 2008 57 8 of Ukrainians supported the idea of a national referendum on joining NATO against 38 6 in February 2007 45 Ukrainian politicians such as Yuriy Yekhanurov and Yulia Tymoshenko stated Ukraine would not join NATO as long as the public continued opposing the move citation needed Later that year the Ukrainian government started an information campaign aimed at informing the Ukrainian people about the benefits of membership 13 46 In January 2008 US Senator Richard Lugar said Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Parliamentary chairman Arsenii Yatsenyuk have signed the statement calling for consideration on Ukraine s entry into the NATO via the MAP programme at the Bucharest summit 47 The Ukrainian parliament headed by Arseniy Yatsenyuk was unable to hold its regular parliamentary session following the decision of the parliamentary opposition to prevent the parliament from functioning in a protest against joining NATO The parliament was blocked from 25 January 2008 48 until 4 March 2008 on 29 February 2008 faction leaders agreed on a protocol of mutual understanding 49 US President George W Bush and both nominees for President of the United States in the 2008 election U S senator Barack Obama and U S senator John McCain did offer backing to Ukraine s membership of NATO 50 51 52 Russian reactions were negative In April 2008 Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke out against Ukraine s membership in NATO 53 54 Bucharest summit 2008 2009 edit Main article 2008 Bucharest summit At the NATO summit in Bucharest in April 2008 NATO decided it would not yet offer membership to Georgia and Ukraine nevertheless NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Georgia and Ukraine would eventually become members Even though it was a powerful statement one person cannot guarantee membership especially before a country has applied for membership Each existing member must approve an applicant country before NATO membership can be attained in addition conditions can be set on applicant countries before joining the organization 55 Resistance was reportedly met from France and Germany 56 Russia invaded Georgia less than four months later in August 2008 57 58 59 In November 2008 German Chancellor Angela Merkel Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Ukrainian minister of defence Anatoliy Hrytsenko doubted Ukraine would be granted a NATO MAP at the December meeting 60 In a Times of London interview in late November Yushchenko stated Ukraine has done everything it had to do We are devoted to this pace Everything else is an issue of political will of those allies who represent NATO 61 Although NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Aurelia Bouchez nb 1 and Secretary General Scheffer nb 2 still supported Ukraine s NATO bid at the time However the Bush administration seemed not to push for Georgian and Ukrainian MAPs in late November 2008 Condoleezza Rice told a press conference We believe that the NATO Georgia Commission and the NATO Ukraine Commission can be the bodies with which we intensify our dialogue and our activities And therefore there does not need at this point in time to be any discussion of MAP 64 President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev responded that reason has prevailed 65 On 3 December 2008 NATO decided on an Annual National Programme of providing assistance to Ukraine to implement reforms required to accede the alliance without referring to MAP 66 67 At the NATO Ukraine consultations at the level of Defense Ministers held at the NATO headquarters in Brussels in November 2009 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen praised Ukraine s first Annual National Program which outlined the steps it intended to take to accelerate internal reform and alignment with Euro Atlantic standards as an important step on Ukraine s path to becoming a member of the Alliance 68 Presidency of Viktor Yanukovych 2010 2014 edit During the 2010 presidential election campaign Party of Regions leader and candidate Viktor Yanukovych stated that the current level of Ukraine s cooperation with NATO was sufficient and that the question of the country s accession to the alliance was therefore not urgent 69 70 Yanukovych s victory in the election marked a turnaround in Ukraine s relations with NATO On 14 February 2010 Yanukovych said that Ukraine s relations with NATO were currently well defined and that there was no question of Ukraine joining NATO He said the issue of Ukrainian membership of NATO might emerge at some point but we will not see it in the immediate future citation needed On 1 March 2010 during his visit to Brussels Yanukovych said that there would be no change to Ukraine s status as a member of the alliance s outreach program 71 He later reiterated during a trip to Moscow that Ukraine would remain a European non aligned state 72 73 As of May 2010 NATO and Ukraine continued to cooperate in the framework of the Annual National Program 74 including joint exercises 75 According to Ukraine the continuation of Ukraine NATO cooperation does not exclude the development of a strategic partnership with Russia 76 On 27 May 2010 Yanukovych stated that he considered Ukraine s relations with NATO as a partnership And Ukraine can t live without this partnership because Ukraine is a large country 77 On 3 June 2010 the Ukrainian parliament passed a bill proposed by the President that excluded the goal of integration into Euro Atlantic security and NATO membership from the country s national security strategy 78 The law precluded Ukraine s membership of any military bloc but allowed for co operation with alliances such as NATO 79 According to at least one encyclopedia this marks when the Ukrainian government officially abandoned its goal of joining NATO 80 although as late as May 2022 according to a member of the Shmyhal Government Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna the letter of three had not been withdrawn since then 43 European integration was still part of Ukraine s national security strategy 78 On 24 June 2010 the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers approved an action plan to implement an annual national program of cooperation with NATO in 2010 81 This included 81 Involvement of Ukrainian aviation and transport material in the transportation of cargo and personnel of the armed forces of NATO s member states and partners participating in NATO led peacekeeping missions and operations The continuation of Ukraine s participation in a peacekeeping operation in Kosovo Possible reinforcing of Ukraine s peacekeeping contingents in Afghanistan and Iraq Ukraine s participation in a number of international events organized by NATO Training of Ukrainian troops in the structures of NATO membersUkraine and NATO continued to hold joint seminars and joint tactical and strategical exercises and operations during Yanukovych Presidency 82 83 Presidency of Petro Poroshenko 2014 2019 edit Yanukovych fled Ukraine amid the Euromaidan uprising in February 2014 5 NATO officials vowed support for Ukraine and worked to downplay tensions between the bloc and Russia which refused to recognize the impeachment of Yanukovych or the Yatsenyuk Government 84 In late February 2014 Secretary General Rasmussen reaffirmed that NATO membership was still an option for Ukraine 85 As a result of this revolution the interim Yatsenyuk Government came to power on 26 February in Ukraine 86 87 The Yatsenyuk Government initially stated that it did not intend to make Ukraine a member of NATO 6 Petro Poroshenko was elected president on 25 May 2014 88 89 90 91 92 93 On 1 October 2014 Jens Stoltenberg took over the position of NATO Secretary General 94 nbsp Petro Poroshenko with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden February 2015On 29 August 2014 following reports that the Russian military was operating within Ukraine Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced that he would ask the Ukrainian parliament to put Ukraine on a path towards NATO membership 95 The government has also signaled that it hoped for major non NATO ally status with the United States NATO s largest military power and contributor 96 As part of these efforts and to rule out future Ukrainian membership in the Eurasian Economic Union and other Russian led supranational entities Yatsenyuk also submitted a draft law to repeal Ukraine s non bloc status previously instituted by Yanukovych 97 Following parliamentary elections in October 2014 the new government made joining NATO a priority 7 nbsp Soldiers of the U S Army 6th Squadron 8th Cavalry Regiment 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division train Ukrainian Soldiers on trigger squeeze during a 2016 drill On 23 December 2014 the Ukrainian parliament renounced Ukraine s non aligned status a step harshly condemned by Russia 5 98 The new law stated that Ukraine s previous non aligned status proved to be ineffective in guaranteeing Ukraine s security and protecting the country from external aggression and pressure and also aimed to deepen Ukrainian cooperation with NATO to achieve the criteria which are required for membership in the alliance 99 On 29 December 2014 Poroshenko vowed to hold a referendum on joining NATO 100 A number of joint military exercises were planned between NATO members and Ukraine in 2015 101 Among them were Operation Fearless Guardian OFG which totalled 2 200 participants including 1 000 U S military Initial personnel and equipment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived in Yavoriv Lviv Oblast on 10 April 2015 OFG would train Ukraine s newly formed Ukraine National Guard under the Congress approved Global Security Contingency Fund Under the program the US Army was to train three battalions of Ukrainian troops over a six month period beginning in April 2015 102 Others initiatives include Exercise Sea Breeze 2015 total 2 500 personnel of which 1 000 US military and 500 military from NATO or Partnership for Peace countries Saber Guardian Rapid Trident 2015 total 2 100 members including 500 US military and 600 NATO PfP personnel as well as the Ukrainian Polish air exercise Safe Skies 2015 total 350 participants including 100 Polish military and military police Law and Order 2015 total 100 participants 50 of which are Polish military citation needed In September 2015 NATO launched five trust funds for 5 4 million for the Ukrainian army 2 million are planned to be sent for the modernization of communication systems 1 2 million to reform the logistic and standardization systems 845 000 for physical rehabilitation and prostheses 815 000 for cyber defense and 410 000 for retraining and resettlement citation needed nbsp NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Petro Poroshenko 10 July 2017In March 2016 President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker stated that it would take at least 20 25 years for Ukraine to join the EU and NATO 103 In July 2016 NATO published a summary of the Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine CAPU after the Heads of State meeting in Warsaw Ukraine declared a goal for their armed forces to become interoperable with those of NATO by 2020 the CAPU was designed to meet the needs of this process The CAPU contained more than 40 targeted support measures in key areas like 104 Capacity and institution building Command Control Communications and Computers C4 Logistics and Standardization Defence Technical Cooperation Cyber Defence Medical Rehabilitation Counter Improvised Explosive Devices Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Demining Security related science Strategic communications Countering Hybrid Warfare Security Services Reform Civil Emergency Planning Energy SecurityOn 8 June 2017 the Verkhovna Rada passed a law making integration with NATO a foreign policy priority 105 In July 2017 Poroshenko announced that he would seek the opening of negotiations on a MAP with NATO 106 In that same month President Poroshenko began proposing a patronage system tying individual regions with European States 107 On 10 March 2018 NATO added Ukraine in the list of NATO aspiring members others including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia Several months later in late June Ukraine s Verkhovna Rada passed a National Security bill the bill defines the principles of state policy on national security and defence as well as focusing on Ukraine s integration into the European security economic and legal system improvement in mutual relations with other states and eventual membership in EU and NATO citation needed On 20 September 2018 the Ukrainian parliament approved amendments to the constitution that would make the accession of the country to NATO and the EU a central goal and the main foreign policy objective 108 On 7 February 2019 the Ukrainian parliament voted with a majority of 334 out of 385 to change the Ukrainian constitution to help Ukraine to join NATO and the European Union 109 After the vote Poroshenko declared This is the day when the movement of Ukraine to the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance will be consolidated in the Constitution as a foreign political landmark 110 Presidency of Volodymyr Zelenskyy from 2019 edit See also Minsk agreements Normandy Format Phases and Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine nbsp Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg in June 2019Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was inaugurated on 20 May 2019 111 On 12 June 2020 Ukraine joined NATO s enhanced opportunity partner interoperability program nb 3 112 According to an official NATO statement the new status does not prejudge any decisions on NATO membership 112 On 14 September 2020 Zelenskyy approved Ukraine s new National Security Strategy which provides for the development of the distinctive partnership with NATO with the aim of membership in NATO 113 114 115 On 8 October 2020 during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine needed a NATO MAP as NATO membership will contribute to Ukraine s security and defense 116 On 1 December 2020 the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran stated that Ukraine clearly outlines its ambitions to obtain the NATO MAP and hopes for comprehensive political and military support for such a decision at the next Alliance Summit in 2021 Addressing the ambassadors and military attaches of NATO member states as well as representatives of the NATO office in Ukraine they were urged to inform their capitals that Ukraine would hope for their full politico military support in reaching such a decision at the next NATO Summit in 2021 This should be a practical step and a demonstration of commitment to the 2008 Bucharest Summit 117 At the end of November 2020 it became known that the NATO Summit in 2021 would consider the issue of returning to an open door policy including the issue of providing Georgia with a MAP On 9 February 2021 the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal stated that he hoped that Ukraine would be able to receive an action plan for NATO membership at the same time as Georgia 118 In response the NATO Secretary General confirmed during Shmyhal s visit to Brussels that Ukraine is a candidate for NATO membership 119 nbsp Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchange signed documents on 16 October 2020Russian military build up around Ukraine edit Further information Prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 7 April 2021 after the start of the build up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told a press conference with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya that Lithuania intends to ask its NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a MAP In the near future we should again turn to our colleagues with a letter to consider the possibility of granting MAP to Ukraine I am convinced and we have already begun to discuss this issue with our colleagues from the Baltic states NATO could repeat its proposal to provide Ukraine with a membership plan This step will become a strong signal for Russia in particular that Ukraine has chosen the transatlantic direction for itself is appreciated and has support in the NATO countries emphasized Landsbergis For her part the Spanish Foreign Minister despite the fact that Ukraine is not a member of the Alliance said that the Allies relations with it are already fruitful useful and are a symbol of NATO s vision of a peaceful neighborhood She also added that the issue of Ukraine should be discussed at the summit of the North Atlantic Alliance which is scheduled for June this year 120 Following in the footsteps of his Lithuanian counterpart Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said on 7 April that NATO should provide Ukraine with a MAP citation needed We are watching closely as Russia draws troops to Ukraine s borders It is not clear at this time what this is a show of force or real aggression But there is every reason to worry Ukraine has been trying to join NATO for 15 years by obtaining an Membership Action Plan Apparently it is time to provide this Plan to Ukraine This will be at least a signal from us NATO that Ukrainians will not be left without support I will definitely support this decision At the same April meeting Stoltenberg said that NATO firmly supports sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine citation needed On 10 April 2021 the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran stated that the top priority of the Ukrainian political leadership is to obtain the Action Plan for Membership MAP in the North Atlantic Alliance in 2021 According to the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense the most convincing and effective mechanism for communicating the position of the international community to Moscow is accelerating the implementation of the decision of the 2008 NATO Bucharest Summit on our membership in the Alliance 121 Also receiving the MAP for Ukraine was supported by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a joint declaration of the Ninth High Level Strategic Council between Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey 122 At a briefing in Kyiv in May 2021 Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said at a briefing in Kyiv following a meeting with Zelenskyy that granting Ukraine a MAP would be the next logical step toward NATO membership He stressed that Ukraine has already made several reforms necessary to become a member of NATO as well as to carry out additional reforms 123 He also noted that if Ukraine and Georgia had received the MAP in 2008 there would have been no conflict with Russia at all 124 Murphy stated I understand NATO s concern about the prospect of integrating with a country in conflict But frankly if Ukraine and Georgia had received the MAP in 2008 I don t think there would have been a conflict at all On 2 June 2021 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called one of the potential threats that could strengthen Russia s position in Europe the failure to give Ukraine a clear signal and specific deadlines for obtaining an MAP for NATO membership 125 At the June 2021 Brussels summit NATO leaders reiterated the decision taken at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine would become a member of the Alliance with the NATO MAP as an integral part of the process and Ukraine s right to determine its own future and foreign policy course without outside interference 10 Secretary General Stoltenberg also stressed that Russia will not be able to veto Ukraine s accession to NATO as we will not return to the era of spheres of interest when large countries decide what smaller ones should do 11 Each country chooses its own path and this also applies to joining NATO It is up to Ukraine and the 30 NATO members to decide whether it aspires to be a member of the Alliance Russia has no say in whether Ukraine should be a member of the Alliance They cannot veto the decisions of their neighbors We will not return to the era of spheres of interest when large countries decide what to do with smaller ones On 28 June 2021 Ukraine and NATO forces launched joint naval drills in the Black Sea codenamed Sea Breeze 2021 Russia had condemned the drills with the Russian Defence Ministry saying it would closely monitor them 126 nbsp President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Brussels 16 December 2021 nbsp Zelenskyy and U S Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on 31 August 2021On 28 November 2021 Ukraine warned that Russia had massed nearly 92 000 troops near its borders and speculated that Putin intended an offensive at the end of January or early February Russia accused Ukraine of a military build up of its own and demanded legal guarantees that it would never join NATO 127 On 30 November 2021 Putin stated that an expansion of NATO s presence in Ukraine especially the deployment of any long range missiles capable of striking Moscow or missile defence systems similar to those in Romania and Poland would be a red line issue for the Kremlin Putin argued that these missile defense systems may be converted into launchers of offensive Tomahawk long range cruise missiles 128 129 130 He said that In a dialogue with the United States and its allies we will insist on working out specific agreements that would exclude any further NATO moves eastward and the deployment of weapons systems that threaten us in close vicinity to Russian territory 131 Stoltenberg replied that It s only Ukraine and 30 NATO allies that decide when Ukraine is ready to join NATO Russia has no veto Russia has no say and Russia has no right to establish a sphere of influence to try to control their neighbors 132 133 On 17 December 2021 Russia put forward proposals to limit US and NATO influence on former Soviet states 127 On 11 January 2022 it became known that a group of Republican congressmen intended to introduce a bill declaring Ukraine a NATO plus country and initiating a review of the advisability of declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism The authors of the bill argue that recognizing Ukraine as a NATO country will make it possible to quickly make decisions on the provision and sale of American defense goods and services to Ukraine In particular according to Mike Rogers co author of the bill this rule concerns the provision of anti ship and air defense systems In addition this bill proposes to create a mechanism for the rapid imposition of sanctions against Nord Stream 2 in the event of a full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine The authors of the bill are convinced that in this way they will forever block the commissioning of the pipeline Also if adopted the United States is obliged to consider and vote on whether to grant Russia the status of a country sponsor of international terrorism 134 On 14 January 2022 Andrii Yermak Chairman of the Office of the President of Ukraine praised the preparation of sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion but warned that such an invasion would be a great tragedy He also said that the Ukrainian authorities hope to hear specific conditions for joining the North Atlantic Alliance Ukraine has shown to its principles and positions that we are fully prepared and able to be a member of NATO This means that at the Madrid summit this year we hope to see and hear very specific conditions and information about this because today especially today I would like to repeat that now this is a matter of life and death for our country On 17 January 2022 Russian troops joined their Belarusian counterparts for an exercise aimed at thwarting external aggression 127 The exercise began on 10 February 127 On 25 January 2022 NATO firmly ruled out Moscow s core demand against further NATO expansion Russia sought an end to NATO s long standing open door policy for new member countries and that it remove troops and equipment from Eastern Europe Dmitry Peskov said that before there is any understanding of how we will continue we need to get the text 135 On 27 January 2022 NATO submitted a proposal to Russia for the security of the latter that dismissed Moscow s central demands 136 On 28 January 2022 Putin said the West has ignored Russia s fundamental concerns on NATO s expansion and said that NATO had strike weapons systems near Russia s borders 127 On 31 January 2022 at a tense meeting of the UN Security Council The Washington Post reported that Russia has demanded a Western commitment to exclude Ukraine from its security umbrella and the removal of NATO forces and equipment from Eastern Europe and the Baltic States and according to Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield has threatened to take military action should its demands not be met Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya denied any plans for invasion and said Russia was within its rights to station troops anywhere within its own territory He stated Not a single Russian politician not a single public figure not a single person said that we are planning to attack Ukraine On the same day Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said The main question is our clear message that we consider further NATO expansion to the East and weapons deployment which can threaten the Russian Federation unacceptable Stoltenberg said Russia has used military exercises before as a disguise as a cover military buildup exercises threatening rhetoric and a track record all of that together of course make this a serious threat 137 138 On 16 February 2022 NATO s commanders were instructed by Secretary General Stoltenberg to work out the details of a battlegroup deployment to the alliance s southeastern flank because there were no signs of a Russian de escalation yet 139 On 19 February 2022 at the Munich Security Conference Stoltenberg remarked that despite NATO s strong diplomatic efforts to find a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis we have seen no sign of withdrawal or de escalation so far On the contrary Russia s build up continues He said we have made written proposals to the Putin administration to reduce risks and increase transparency of military activities address space and cyber threats and engage on arms control including on nuclear weapons and missiles Putin is attempting to roll back history And recreate the spheres of influence He wants to limit NATO s right to collective defence and demands that we should remove all our forces and infrastructure from the countries that joined NATO after the fall of the Berlin Wall wants to deny sovereign countries the right to choose their own path And their own security arrangements For Ukraine but also for other countries such as Finland and Sweden And for the first time we now see Beijing joining Moscow in calling on NATO to stop admitting new members It is an attempt to control the fate of free nations To rewrite the international rulebook And impose their own authoritarian models of governance 140 On the dais with him was Ursula von der Leyen Together they proceeded to give an interview to the witness audience On 20 February 2022 France and Germany called on their nationals to leave Ukraine 127 Russian invasion of Ukraine edit On 21 February 2022 Zelenskyy had accused Putin of wrecking peace talks and ruled out making any territorial concessions 141 The same day Stoltenberg advised Russia in the strongest possible terms to choose the path of diplomacy and to immediately reverse its massive military build up in and around Ukraine 142 Amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine in early 2022 the Federation Council of Russia recognized the Luhansk and Donetsk people s republics on 22 February 2022 141 143 after the State Duma called on Putin to recognize the breakaway territories on 16 February 144 deputies passing the motion 351 to 16 145 On 21 February Putin signed decrees to recognize two self proclaimed entities in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine 146 Also on 22 February 2022 Russian president Vladimir Putin declared that the Minsk Agreements no longer existed and that Ukraine not Russia was to blame for their collapse 147 Stoltenberg condemned Putin s declaration This further undermines Ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity erodes efforts towards a resolution of the conflict and violates the Minsk agreements to which Russia is a party 141 On 24 February 2022 Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine 148 On 1 March 2022 Stoltenberg convinced the President of Poland to forgo sending any fighter aircraft to Ukraine because of the risk of attracting Russian attacks onto its territory which would likely cause NATO to invoke Article 5 of its constitution 149 150 On 4 March 2022 following an emergency meeting of Foreign Ministers in Brussels Stoltenberg rejected Zelenskyy s request to impose a no fly zone over the country stating that it might lead to a full fledged war between the Alliance and Russia and he declined to involve NATO saying We are not part of this conflict US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Alliance was doing everything we can to give the Ukrainian people the means to defend themselves against Russia Unless the Kremlin changes course it will continue down the road of increasing isolation and economic pain The EU s High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell maintained It s Putin s war and only Putin can end it Zelenskyy incensed replied 151 Today there was a NATO summit a weak summit a confused summit a summit where it was clear that not everyone considers the battle for Europe s freedom to be the number one goal Today the leadership of the alliance gave the green light for further bombing of Ukrainian cities and villages having refused to set up a no fly zone On 6 March 2022 Blinken raised the possibility of a three way exchange between Poland Ukraine and the US that would see Ukraine pilots fly Polish Mig 29s from a US airfield in exchange for the Soviet era jets Poland would receive used F 16s from the USAF 152 On 8 March 2022 Poland offered to donate 28 MiG 29 fighter jets to Ukraine ready to deploy immediately and free of charge all their MiG 29 jets to the Ramstein airbase under US control in Germany 153 154 Press Secretary for the US Department of Defense John Kirby rejected the surprise announcement and said we do not believe Poland s proposal is a tenable one The next day he said the US would oppose any such plan for NATO nations and termed the idea high risk 155 because it brought into question NATO s co combatant status 156 The idea was quickly shot down by Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin 156 The Polish Prime Minister said on 9 March that any decision about delivering offensive weapons must be made unanimously by NATO members 155 Also on 9 March 2022 Zelenskyy s plea was reinforced by Azov battalion Major Denis Prokopenko who was tasked with the defense of Mariupol If a no fly zone over Ukraine is not provided soon we will not be able to manage the supply of water and food medicine as well as to evacuate people safely 157 At a press conference on 11 March 2022 Stoltenberg was quoted President Putin s war on Ukraine has shattered peace in Europe It has shaken the international order And it continues to take a devastating toll on the Ukrainian people But Putin seriously underestimated Ukraine And he seriously underestimated the strength and unity of NATO and of our friends and partners around the world At the same press conference the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau said that Putin made a fundamental miscalculation He thought Ukraine was weak and he thought NATO was divided He has been shown how wrong he is 158 On 15 March 2022 Zelenskyy stated that he did not anticipate Ukraine joining NATO in the near future due to a lack of consensus from member states that it was ready He said For years we have been hearing about how the door is supposedly open to NATO membership but now we hear that we cannot enter And it is true and it must be acknowledged 159 On 24 March 2022 the 30 NATO heads of state held a meeting in Brussels and one result was a statement which read in part 160 Massive sanctions and heavy political costs have been imposed on Russia to bring an end to this war We remain determined to maintain coordinated international pressure on Russia We remain committed to the foundational principles underpinning European and global security including that each nation has the right to choose its own security arrangements free from outside interference We reaffirm our commitment to NATO s Open Door Policy under Article 10 of the Washington Treaty We will continue to take all necessary steps to protect and defend the security of our Allied populations and every inch of Allied territory We are also establishing four additional multinational battlegroups in Bulgaria Hungary Romania and Slovakia President Putin s choice to attack Ukraine is a strategic mistake with grave consequences also for Russia and the Russian people On 25 March 2022 Stoltenberg was interviewed by Euronews He spoke of the Alliance doing as much as they can to support Ukraine chiefly with advanced anti tank weapons air defence systems and with financial support humanitarian support but also military support 161 On 4 April 2022 former Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her statement back in 2008 at the NATO summit in Bucharest to block Ukraine from joining NATO 162 This has been due to Ukraine s political decisions not being met at that time 162 On 30 September 2022 Ukraine formally submitted an application to become a NATO member 163 On 2 October 2022 the presidents of nine NATO states a expressed support in a joint statement for Ukraine at some point joining NATO in line with the conclusion of the 2008 Bucharest Summit while not commenting explicitly on Ukraine s application 164 165 166 On 8 July 2023 US President Joe Biden said that Ukraine is not yet ready to join NATO emphasizing I don t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now at this moment in the middle of a war 167 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the lack of a timeframe poses a setback for Ukraine In July 2023 he said NATO will give Ukraine security Ukraine will make the alliance stronger 168 On 8 July 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his country would fully support Ukraine s NATO membership 169 At NATO s 2023 Vilnius summit it was decided that Ukraine would no longer be required to participate in a Membership Action Plan before joining the alliance 170 Public opinion in Ukraine editPopular support in Ukraine for NATO membership since 2000 2020 2023 Date Opinion Poll agencyFor AgainstNovember 2023 77 5 Rating 171 September 2023 79 5 International Republican Institute 172 July 2023 83 6 Rating 173 May 2023 89 3 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 174 February 2023 82 3 International Republican Institute amp Rating 175 January 2023 86 National Democratic Institute 176 January 2023 86 3 Rating 177 October 2022 83 4 Rating 178 July 2022 71 7 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 179 June 2022 76 10 Rating 180 June 2022 72 7 International Republican Institute amp Rating 181 April 2022 59 14 International Republican Institute amp Rating 182 April 2022 68 23 Rating 183 March 2022 72 12 Rating 184 January 2022 64 17 Ukrainian Institute of the Future 185 December 2021 59 2 28 1 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 186 August 2021 54 35 Rating 187 June 2021 47 8 24 3 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 188 February 2020 43 5 31 3 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 189 January 2020 49 8 29 8 Razumkov Centre 190 2014 2019 Date Opinion Poll agencyFor AgainstJune 2019 53 29 Rating 191 September 2018 45 31 International Republican Institute amp Rating 192 September 2018 46 3 31 6 Razumkov Centre 193 March 2018 43 33 International Republican Institute amp Rating 194 December 2017 37 26 International Republican Institute amp Rating 195 September 2017 45 27 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 196 June 2017 40 27 International Republican Institute amp Rating 197 April 2017 46 27 International Republican Institute amp Rating 198 December 2016 71 23 Democratic Initiatives Foundation amp Razumkov Centre 199 September 2016 39 31 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 200 June 2016 39 32 Rating 201 May 2016 44 38 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 202 March 2016 45 30 Rating 21 January 2016 47 31 Rating 20 December 2015 75 11 Democratic Initiatives Foundation 203 July 2015 63 9 28 5 Democratic Initiatives Foundation amp Razumkov Centre 204 June 2015 53 32 Pew Research Center 205 March 2015 43 3 33 4 Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 206 November 2014 51 25 Rating 19 October 2014 53 34 Gorshenin Institute 18 July 2014 44 34 Rating 207 June 2014 47 36 Gorshenin Institute 208 June 2014 41 40 Razumkov Centre 209 May 2014 41 40 Democratic Initiatives Foundation amp Razumkov Centre 210 May 2014 37 42 Razumkov Centre 211 April 2014 36 48 Razumkov Centre 212 March 2014 44 47 GfK 213 2000 2013 Date Opinion Poll agencyFor AgainstOctober 2013 20 66 Rating 214 December 2012 15 60 Democratic Initiative Foundation 215 October 2012 19 66 Rating 216 July 2012 17 70 Rating 217 April 2012 15 62 Democratic Initiative Foundation 218 February 2012 20 70 Rating 217 April 2011 25 60 IFAK Ukraine 219 January 2011 24 70 Rating 217 December 2009 21 60 Democratic Initiative Foundation 220 April 2009 21 57 FOM Ukraine 221 222 June 2002 32 32 2 Razumkov Centre 223 November 2000 30 40 Institute of Public Affairs Poland 224 Western Ukraine has long been significantly more pro NATO than the rest of the country 225 217 226 Eastern Ukraine has traditionally been more anti NATO and pro Russia than the rest of Ukraine 226 227 According to numerous independent polls conducted between 2002 and the events of 2014 Ukrainian public opinion on NATO membership was split with the majority of those polled against joining the military alliance and many identifying it as a threat 13 228 A Gallup poll conducted in October 2008 showed that 43 of Ukrainians associated NATO as a threat to their country while only 15 associated it with protection 229 A 2009 Gallup poll showed that 40 of Ukrainian adults associate NATO with Threat and 17 with Protection 17 According to a poll by Razumkov Center in March 2011 20 6 on average across Ukraine considered NATO a threat this number was 51 in Crimea 230 A 2013 Gallup poll showed that 29 associated NATO with Threat and 17 with Protection 44 viewed it as neither 227 Following the Russian military intervention of 2014 annexation of Crimea and the start of the Donbas War many Ukrainians changed their views of NATO polls from the middle of 2014 until 2016 showed that the majority of Ukrainians supported NATO membership 18 19 20 231 An electronic petition to the president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko was filed on 29 August 2015 232 requesting that a referendum on joining NATO be conducted The petition achieved the required 25 000 votes to be considered The president s reply stated that One of the main priorities of Ukraine s foreign policy is to deepen cooperation with NATO to achieve the criteria required for membership in this organization Today we carry out security sector reform in Ukraine to reach NATO standards and to strengthen the country s defense system which is necessary to counter Russian aggression Once Ukraine fulfills all the necessary criteria to join the Alliance final decision on this important issue will be approved by the Ukrainian people in a referendum 233 In February 2017 President Poroshenko announced that a referendum would be held during his presidency with polls showing that 54 of Ukrainians favor such a move 234 According to a sociological survey conducted by the Ukrainian Institute for the Future together with the sociological company New Image Marketing Group in January 2022 64 of Ukrainians support Ukraine s accession to NATO while 17 do not support it 13 do not have an unequivocal opinion on this issue In the West of Ukraine in the city of Kyiv and in the South of Ukraine there were the most supporters of joining NATO 73 71 and 59 This idea is supported least of all in Eastern Ukraine 47 235 Membership timeline editEvent Date Ref Partnership for Peace 8 February 1994 236 Application submitted 30 September 2022 237 Invitation to joinAccession protocolRatification of protocolAcceptance of membershipTreaty in forceFull membershipRatification process edit Signatory Date Institution nbsp nbsp AB Deposited Ref nbsp Albania ParliamentPresidential Assent nbsp Belgium Chamber of RepresentativesRoyal Assent nbsp Bulgaria National AssemblyPresidential Assent nbsp Canada Government b nbsp Croatia ParliamentPresidential Assent nbsp Czech Republic Chamber of DeputiesSenatePresidential Assent nbsp Denmark Folketing nbsp Estonia RiigikoguPresidential Assent nbsp Finland ParliamentPresidential Assent nbsp France National AssemblySenatePresidential Assent nbsp Germany BundestagBundesratPresidential Assent nbsp Greece ParliamentPresidential Promulgation nbsp Hungary National AssemblyPresidential Assent nbsp Iceland AlthingPresidential Assent nbsp Italy Chamber of DeputiesSenate of the RepublicPresidential Assent nbsp Latvia SaeimaPresidential Assent nbsp Lithuania SeimasPresidential Assent nbsp Luxembourg Chamber of DeputiesGrand Ducal Promulgation nbsp Montenegro ParliamentPresidential Assent nbsp Netherlands House of RepresentativesSenateRoyal Promulgation nbsp North Macedonia AssemblyPresidential Assent nbsp Norway StortingRoyal Assent nbsp Poland Sejm of the RepublicSenatePresidential Assent nbsp Portugal Assembly of the RepublicPresidential Assent nbsp Romania Chamber of DeputiesSenatePresidential Assent nbsp Slovakia National CouncilPresidential Assent nbsp Slovenia National AssemblyPresidential Assent nbsp Spain Congress of DeputiesSenateRoyal Assent nbsp Turkey Grand National AssemblyPresidential Assent nbsp United Kingdom Government c nbsp United States SenatePresidential AssentUkrainian actions in NATO accession Signatory Date Institution nbsp nbsp AB Deposited Ref nbsp Ukraine 30 September 2022 Government submit application Granted 240 241 Parliament accession Ukraine s foreign relations with NATO member states edit nbsp Albania nbsp Belgium nbsp Bulgaria nbsp Canada nbsp Croatia nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Denmark nbsp Estonia nbsp Finland nbsp France nbsp Germany nbsp Greece nbsp Hungary nbsp Iceland nbsp Italy nbsp Latvia nbsp Lithuania nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Montenegro nbsp Netherlands nbsp North Macedonia nbsp Norway nbsp Poland nbsp Portugal nbsp Romania nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovenia nbsp Spain nbsp Turkey nbsp United Kingdom nbsp United StatesRussian opposition to Ukrainian NATO membership editSee also NATO Russia relations and Russia Ukraine relations nbsp NATO member countries Accession protocol signed Countries in the process of accession Countries promised invitations Membership is not a goal Countries have not announced potential membership intentionsSince 2008 Russia has strongly opposed Ukraine joining NATO 242 243 In 2002 Russia s president Vladimir Putin did not object to Ukraine s growing relations with the alliance and said it was a matter for Ukraine and NATO 244 However in 2008 Putin warned that Ukraine joining NATO would be deemed a threat to Russia 245 That February he said Russia may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins NATO and allows the deployment of a US missile defense shield 246 At the April 2008 Bucharest summit Putin reportedly threatened to annex parts of Ukraine if it joined NATO 247 Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution Russia annexed Crimea and supported a pro Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine In November 2014 Putin s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for a guarantee that no one would think about Ukraine joining NATO This call was rejected by NATO s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg who said Each country has the right to decide what kind of security arrangements it wants 248 249 Further information Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine nbsp Map of Russia s military buildup around Ukraine in December 2021 It is estimated that Russia deployed 70 000 troops 250 From October 2021 there was a massive Russian military buildup near Ukraine s borders On 30 November Putin said Ukraine joining NATO and the deployment of missile defense systems or long range missiles in Ukraine would be crossing a red line However there were no such plans to deploy missiles in Ukraine 251 252 253 He demanded guarantees that Ukraine never be allowed to join NATO Stoltenberg replied that the decision is up to Ukraine and NATO members adding Russia has no veto Russia has no say and Russia has no right to establish a sphere of influence to try to control their neighbors 254 255 In December 2021 the Russian Foreign Ministry proposed a draft treaty that would forbid Ukraine or any former Soviet state from ever joining NATO and end all NATO activity in Eastern Europe Some Western political analysts suggested Russia was knowingly making unrealistic demands 256 EU High Representative Josep Borrell said Russia s demands went against the Helsinki Accords of 1975 signed by European countries and the Soviet Union 257 Russia s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned If there is no constructive response within a reasonable time and the West continues its aggressive line then Russia will be forced to eliminate unacceptable threats to our security 258 NATO rejected Russia s key demands the following month as they would go against its open door policy and the principle of self determination NATO offered to improve communications with Russia and discuss missile placements and military exercises as long as Russia withdrew troops from Ukraine s borders 259 Russia did not withdraw troops Reuters reported that a Russian government aide had brokered a deal with Ukraine in February 2022 that would keep Ukraine out of NATO The Russian government denied this Reuters reported that it had been rejected by Putin and may not have had Ukrainian government support 260 On 21 February 2022 Putin announced that Russia recognized the Russian controlled territories of Ukraine as independent states the Donetsk People s Republic and Luhansk People s Republic The following day Russian troops were sent into the territories as peacekeepers 261 Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 In his announcement of the invasion Putin falsely claimed that NATO was building up military infrastructure in Ukraine and threatening Russia forcing Russia to invade 262 On 30 September 2022 Russia proclaimed the annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions That day Ukraine officially applied to join NATO 237 See also editForeign relations of Ukraine Foreign relations of NATO Enlargement of NATO NATO open door policy Partnership for 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