Thursday, November 13, 2008

NATO MAP for Ukraine -- two views

The recent NATO conference in Tallinn, Estonia, has yielded mixed messages on the future membership of Ukraine.

There are statements the Ukraine will become a member.

There were no indications that the meeting would speed Kyiv's membership bid.

The deep divisions between the France-Germany-Spain-Italy camp (no MAP) and the U.S.-Eastern Allies (Ukraine in NATO is a fundamental issue) are still there, and getting noisier.

Russia watches, and likely smiles a little.

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