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Ukraine and NATO: Destination Unknown

James Sherr, August 2008

The World Today, Volume 64, Number 8/9

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As ever between NATO and Ukraine, the process advances, the destination is in doubt. Or so it seemed until the Bucharest summit declaration of April 3. The statement that Ukraine and Georgia 'will become members of NATO' was designed to remove doubt. Yet it was also designed to alleviate pressure on the organisation. Four months later, as the European Union prepares for its summit with Ukraine, pressure remains and doubt has returned.