But the United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency. The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. Instead, Any security guarantee [for Ukraine] must be backed by capable European and non-European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non NATO mission and they should not be covered under Article 5. (01:13–01:20)
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Asserts that security guarantees for Ukraine should involve both European and non-European forces.
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