From Neutral Status to a Course Towards Collective Security: Evolution of Ukraine's Approaches to Ensuring National Security

Permanent neutrality and the organization of collective security is a complex ambiguous choice that Ukraine has faced since gaining independence. The purpose article to study evolution policy independent Ukraine, which gone long way from proclamation status permanently neutral non-aligned state constitutionally enshrined foreign course towards Euro-Atlantic integration. work uses historical, dogmatic comparative legal methods in studying historical aspect genesis national policy. author dialectical method various ways ensuring security, made it possible distinguish two ways: declaration or participation organization. chronological boundaries are defined moment Ukraine’s sovereignty. proves political scientific debates on benefits for sovereignty territorial integrity state, as well its European countries, related bipolar model international relations emerged during Cold War era. Under these conditions, some states (Austria, Ireland, Finland, Sweden), despite negative outcome World II, when was grossly violated, still wanted stay outside confrontation between military blocs. To this end, they declared themselves participated movement. notes departure temporarily dampened debate. However, revanchism neo-imperial ideology adopted by Russian leadership forced rethink feasibility maintaining permanent context current geopolitical situation. reveals at time creation Ukrainian preference guarantee conditioned presence nuclear weapons territory, impossible participate (NATO). disarmament, carried out under pressure Russia United States, opened normalization with Union NATO. At same time, having chosen NATO membership successful twenty-first century demonstrated ineffectiveness realizing intention due fluctuations presidents. aggression against launched 2014 (NATO) matter time. approximation Armed Forces standards yielded positive results repelling Russia’s armed aggression. can be considered most experienced army Europe today, make desirable member after war.