The United States perceives Ukraine as its subordinate, and not as an ally, according to the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin.
Ukraine celebrated the 30th anniversary of independence on Tuesday. In honor of the holiday, a military parade was held in Kiev, which was attended by soldiers of NATO countries. Canadian and US servicemen marched along the main street of Kiev in parade calculations.
“In connection with the situation in Afghanistan, for example, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said that these events should serve as a lesson to Ukraine. And it directly says that the United States does not give up only real allies. Ukraine would very much like to count itself among such allies, although practice shows that Ukraine is perceived in the United States exclusively as a subordinate, a vassal”, Pushilin told RIA Novosti.
He recalled that the National Security Council of Ukraine (NSDC) approved the strategic defense bulletin, developed in accordance with the principles and standards of NATO.
“Despite the fact that Ukraine is not expected in this organization, which has been publicly stated more than once, the Kiev authorities fulfill all the conditions that the West dictates to them. Ukrainian politicians themselves do not hesitate to answer the question on whom Ukraine depends,” Pushilin said.
Earlier, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin wrote on his Facebook page that Kiev can “stop” Russia only with the help of the United States, but Washington’s failure in Afghanistan calls such cooperation into question. According to him, the Afghan failure of the United States may lead to the curtailment of the struggle for new democracies, in particular, for the “new Ukraine”, and Kiev needs a common success with the United States.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in December 2014 amended two laws, abandoning the non-aligned status of the state. In February 2019, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted amendments to the constitution, fixing the country’s course in the EU and NATO. Ukraine has become the sixth state to receive the status of a NATO partner with expanded capabilities. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said earlier that in order to join the alliance, Ukraine will need to achieve a number of criteria, the implementation of which will take a lot of time. Experts believe that Kiev will not be able to apply for membership in NATO in the next 20 years.