UKRAINE - NATO: HISTORY OF RELATIONS AND FALLING STEREOTYPES IN UKRAINIAN SOCIETY REGARDING TO THE ALLIANCE

• Published in: Військово-науковий вісник
• Main Authors: Перемибіда , Денис Олександрович, Пастухов, Віктор Вікторович
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Army Academy 2021
• Subjects: Україна – НАТО; стереотипи; безпека; Збройні Сили України; стратегічне партнерство; Ukraine-NATO; stereotypes; security; Armed Forces of Ukraine; strategic partnership; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://vnv.asv.gov.ua/article/view/243922

Development of relationship between Ukraine and NATO shows that it was difficult and contradictory process. The successful way it got after Russian aggression to Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. The author historically considers how the socio-political opinion on Ukraine’s cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance, falling stereotypes about NATO and the participation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in joint military exercises created by the Soviet authorities and Russian information intervention has changed. The progress of relations between Kyiv and the Alliance, difficult transfer from cooperation to strategic partnership are studied. Based on documentation, it has been proved that the policy of the Ukrainian authorities regarding relations with NATO was not consistent, and Ukrainian society has long been captivated by the former ideas about this security organization. In the context of Russian aggression, which are continuing, NATO helps with military-technical, material and expert assistance to Ukraine. New approaches to ensuring effective guarantees of independence, territorial integrity and strengthening the country's defense capabilities require active cooperation between our country and the Alliance. The special partnership between Ukraine and NATO has proved its viability, historical perspective and has grown into a multifaceted complex of practical cooperation for the European integration processes of the Ukrainian state. Ukraine's priorities in relations with the alliance on the basis of national interests are highlighted. Today, cooperation with partners and allies in the military sphere, the implementation of NATO standards in the Ukrainian armed forces is not only an important area of state development, but also a component of the historical process of Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine. У статті розглядається історичний аспект зміни суспільно-політичної думки щодо співпраці України з Організацією Північноатлантичного альянсу, злам нав’язаних радянською владою та російським інформаційним ...