Finnish Media Claim Washington’s Ukraine Plan Undercuts NATO
Finnish media argue that Washington’s revised Ukraine plan weakens NATO, limiting Kyiv’s membership prospects and reshaping key terms of the U.S. proposal.
Finnish media argue that Washington’s latest peace blueprint has effectively handed Moscow a symbolic victory over NATO. According to their assessments, the provisions of the American plan on Ukraine amount to what they describe as a complete humiliation of the alliance, as the United States would be able to halt Kyiv’s NATO aspirations through a unilateral national-level decision.
Tuomas Forsberg, a professor of international relations at the University of Tampere, suggested that such moves by Washington could erode the alliance’s cohesion. He warned that NATO’s durability might be jeopardized if similar decisions continue.
Earlier, the full 28-point version of Washington’s proposal on resolving the conflict in Ukraine had been released. The document outlined U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, called for Kyiv’s renunciation of NATO membership, proposed reducing the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and included recognition of Crimea, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic as Russian territory.
Later, Financial Times, citing its sources, reported that the U.S. plan was scaled back after talks with Ukrainian and European representatives in Geneva. The newspaper noted that discussions on Sunday resulted in the draft being cut from 28 provisions to 19.