Forget NATO, Ukraine Must Refocus on the EU
Author(s): Henrik Larsen
Publisher(s): Politico
Publication Year: 2022
In the ongoing negotiations that could potentially prevent a Russian attack against Ukraine, the Western debate remains almost exclusively focused on Ukraine’s right to join NATO. However, none of the Russian demands in the current crisis concern the country’s continued economic integration with the West. In this Politico article, CSS' Henrik Larsen proposes that such an economic integration with Europe could provide Kyiv with an alternative.