Ukraine will have to pay for peace by giving up NATO

Potential paths to a ceasefire in Ukraine are being considered more closely as Donald Trump's inauguration approaches. Against this background, political experts analyze the situation with concessions and negotiations.

Some of the Western political experts express the opinion that Ukraine will have to pay for peace by giving up its aspirations to join NATO and emphasize that geography cannot be changed, so Russia will remain Ukraine's neighbor and will always have a greater interest in it than the United States.

Benjamin Friedman, political director of the Defense Priorities think tank, says this in particular, writes The Hill.

“Ukraine is still clinging to the idea (of joining NATO). It's probably going to take a combination of Western leaders to say, 'Look, you're not going to join NATO. This will not happen. So make your plans accordingly,” and then I think they (Ukrainians) will probably start…