The decision by the Ukrainian parliament to designate Euro-Atlantic integration as one of the main foreign policy priorities for the country has generated understandable enthusiasm among those citizens who hope that sooner or later Ukraine will become a NATO member. However, in reality, there is still a long path before Ukraine joins NATO – and each step will have to be taken with great effort. This pertains not only to reforms and not only to diplomatic efforts. It is Ukrainian society that will need to do the main work to correct past errors.
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Vitaliy Portnikov: Ukraine and NATO
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (2ndR) speaks with NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg (C) during a welcoming ceremony in Lviv on Sept. 21, 2015.
