with Western     institutions, chiefly NATO and the European Union
more closely with Western institutions, including the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO
It was Ukraine’s ties with the European Union that brought tensions to a head with
formalize a closer economic relationship with the EU. Russia had at the same time been
reemerged as a top U.S. and EU foreign policy priority. Other top U.S
a major focus of U.S. and EU policy
What are U.S. and EU policy in Ukraine
the defense, energy, and financial sectors. The European Union and countries including Australia, Canada, and Japan
businessman Petro Poroshenko, a staunch proponent of EU and NATO integration, as president. In 2019
Despite Ukraine’s push for NATO and EU membership, recent polls indicate that public opinion
and contested regions in the east) support EU membership, just 40 to 50 percent are