Ukrainian political analyst: NATO MAP for Ukraine and Georgia is a tool of diplomatic game between the Old Europe and USA
Rejection of Ukraine’s appeal for NATO MAP in practice has nothing to do with Ukraine. Ukraine as well as Georgia have become a tool of a diplomatic game between the Old Europe and the USA, Ukrainian political analyst Semyon Uralov told a REGNUM correspondent today, on April 4.
“Germany and France are thus gaining more of their sovereignty within NATO frameworks than they have it now. Ukraine has become just a tool of blackmailing of Americans first of all by Germans,” the expert said. According to him, the Old Europe did not care about Ukraine at all, which is actually normal. “They are up to their profoundly pragmatic interests, the main one of which is, undoubtedly, easing the external influence by the USA. Their second goal is to have normal partner relation with Russia, because both Germany and the United States do comprehend “against whom” NATO is expanding. Thus, the Ukrainian opposition was lucky when Germans and French decided to reject Americans,” the analyst continued.
“The resolution of the Bucharest summit means the only thing: that the policy pursued by the Ukrainian government will become openly pro-American. They want to be granted a MAP as a false cover to carry out a pro-American and anti-Russian foreign policy and a discriminating domestic policy. So, the Euroatlantists have failed only in terms of rhetoric. It will make it hem difficult for them from now on to conceal their real goals and actions. But no changes in the practical policy will take place,” Uralov noted. “An official document called “Priorities of the Ukraine-US cooperation” (a roadmap) signed on the day of George Bush’s visit can prove this. Ukraine particularly undertook a commitment “to conduct a coordinated information policy regarding NATO,” construction of a waste nuclear fuel storage facility, search for ways of technical cooperation under the antimissile system. Besides, we shall take part in military missions on the side of the United States. For instance, even before the summit was over, defense minister Yekhanurov announced that the Ukrainian troops in Afghanistan would be increased,” the expert concluded.
15:24 04/04/2008
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