The
EU game plan for Ukraine must match Russia´s will to cooperate. That has to be
made very clear to the Kremlin. If Russia´s ambition goes beyond reasonable
expectations and leads to the annexation of Crimea and other parts of Ukraine,
the EU has to move beyond economic and budgetary assistance and have a comprehensive
approach. It is true that the EU defence policy is too short. But its member states
could help Ukraine to reach a stronger partnership with the existing defence
mechanism that the West has in place.
That
is the message that needs to be put across to the Kremlin. If things on their side
go too far then they can expect Ukraine to become much more integrated in the
Western defence architecture. In other words, if Russia changes the balance of
power in Eastern Europe, then the West will have to find a new equilibrium that
would certainly include the new Ukraine.
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