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Polish soldiers hold a NATO flag at the Orzysz training ground in Orzysz, Poland, on July 3, 2022.
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Is there an alternative to NATO for Ukraine?

by Vitaly Portnikov

Ukrainians seem to have an endless appetite for discussing the possibility of creating alternative military alliances, especially after U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not see Ukraine joining NATO early into his second term in the White House. "I personally worked to ensure that we adopted NATO standards, and every year, I heard stories about how we were just about to join NATO. Unfortunately, we will never join it," former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said recently, adding tha

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Is there an alternative to NATO for Ukraine?

Ukrainians seem to have an endless appetite for discussing the possibility of creating alternative military alliances, especially after U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not see Ukraine joining NATO early into his second term in the White House. "I personally worked to ensure that we adopted NATO standards, and every year, I heard stories about how we were just about to join NATO. Unfortunately, we will never join it," former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said recently, adding tha

Polish soldiers hold a NATO flag at the Orzysz training ground in Orzysz, Poland, on July 3, 2022.

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