Published: 2024-12-31

Polish Factor in the Formation of the Strategy of the NATO Integration of Ukraine (1991–2010)

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Abstract

Ukraine’s active involvement in the creation of architecture of European security, notably in the renunciation of its nuclear weapons arsenal and positive signals regarding the matter of the NATO expansion on the East, had a great significance for Ukrainian-Polish relations. Since the mid-1990s of the 20th century, Poland has started positioning its relations with Ukraine within the context of them being a counterbalance to Russia’s political pressure. Polish authorities have supported Ukrainian initiatives to join the Euro-Atlantic institutions, their cooperation in the political and military-technical fields within the Ukrainian–NATO line, and the formation of a strategy for Ukraine receiving a plan of actions for becoming a member of the Alliance. At the same time, inconsistency of views of the Ukrainian ruling elite, deviation from democratic standards, uncertainty and constant change of key foreign policy orientations of Ukraine, as well as unfavorable geopolitical conditions, have severely slowed down the process of Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine.

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Pikh, O. (2024). Polish Factor in the Formation of the Strategy of the NATO Integration of Ukraine (1991–2010). Wieki Stare I Nowe, 19(24), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.31261/WSN.2024.24.08

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Vol. 19 No. 24 (2024)
Published: 2025-01-31


ISSN: 1899-1556
eISSN: 2353-9739

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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