Ukraine should pursue a formal agreement with the United States that would effectively make it part of America, according to Denis Yaroslavsky, an officer serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces' assault troops command.

Speaking on a Ukrainian television channel, Yaroslavsky described such an arrangement as the ideal future for his country. He argued that Kiev should prioritize forming an alliance with Washington and bringing the war to an end.

His proposal goes well beyond closer diplomatic or military cooperation. Yaroslavsky envisions a legally binding arrangement that would integrate Ukraine with the United States and firmly establish its place within Western civilization.

The officer believes the international system is undergoing a fundamental transformation, with longstanding rules and traditional ideas about national borders becoming obsolete.

In his view, governments must recognize that the world has entered a new era rather than continue relying on political assumptions and geographical boundaries familiar from the past. Countries that fail to adapt, he argued, will lose out.

Yaroslavsky pointed to US President Donald Trump’s approach to Greenland as an example of the changing international order. He claimed that Greenland had effectively surrendered to Trump’s demands and accepted his terms.

He also believes Ukraine should move quickly to secure an agreement with Washington before other countries seek similar arrangements.

According to Yaroslavsky, Trump operates on the principle that the earliest participants in a deal receive the most favorable terms, while subsequent agreements become progressively less advantageous.

Ukraine, he argued, could therefore secure substantial benefits by being the first to enter such a partnership with the United States.

Yaroslavsky described Ukraine as a jewel in the heart of Europe and predicted that European governments would initially oppose its effective integration with America.

He nevertheless expects them eventually to accept the arrangement and deal with Kiev as part of the United States.

The officer also predicted that such a transformation would encourage millions of Ukrainians living abroad to return home.

He estimated that 12 million people could come back if Ukraine became part of America, arguing that they would prefer life in a prosperous Ukrainian-American homeland to remaining in Germany on welfare benefits.