Andreas Umland: Ukraine’s understandable but senseless hope for NATO membership
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin (2-L) greets US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on before a session on Ukraine at the NATO ministerial meetings at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 2.
Moscow’s aggression against Kyiv has led to a marked growth in Ukrainians’ support for their country’s accession to NATO. During the last two years, Ukrainian public opinion has made a U-turn, from skepticism of the Atlantic alliance to an enthusiastic embrace.
