A show of support but no action: Ukraine’s diplomatic disappointment in Brussels and The Hague

A show of support but no action: Ukraine’s diplomatic disappointment in Brussels and The Hague

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. This could have been a momentous week in Ukraine’s long-term wish of joining the European Union and NATO. In the end, it wasn’t. As leaders of the two institutions met for key summits in Brussels and The Hague respectively, Kyiv’s eventual membership of both should have been a centerpiece. Instead, Ukraine is no closer to joining either — a…