{"id":1380703,"date":"2026-06-03T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1380703"},"modified":"2026-06-02T09:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:55:45","slug":"sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Sybiha: Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership would strengthen Europe\u2019s security and reduce costs"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine\u2019s accession to NATO would be not only a security necessity but also the most economically efficient option for Europe\u2019s future defense architecture, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said during the international Architecture of Security Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Sybiha, Europe must increasingly view all major political and economic decisions through the prism of security.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must permanently entrench the understanding that security comes first,\u201d he said, arguing that infrastructure projects, economic agreements, and strategic dependencies should all be assessed based on their security implications.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister also reiterated Ukraine\u2019s position that full integration into European institutions remains the only sustainable path for long-term stability.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere can be no alternative to Ukraine\u2019s full membership in the European Union,\u201d Sybiha said. \u201cAnd allies will sooner or later realize that Ukraine in NATO is the most economically efficient and security-rational model for the future of Europe. It is better for them to have Ukraine in NATO than outside it.\u201d<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sybiha argued that Ukraine\u2019s military experience, defense-industrial capabilities, and role in deterring Russian aggression have already made the country a significant contributor to European security.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond NATO and EU integration, the minister called for a broader reform of international security institutions. He said Ukraine has developed proposals for changes within organizations such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which could serve as a starting point for a wider reassessment of the global security system.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sybiha also criticized the structure of the United Nations Security Council, arguing that the ability of an aggressor state to wield veto power undermines the effectiveness of international security mechanisms.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn aggressor with veto power in the Security Council is a verdict for our entire security system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foreign minister emphasized that future security arrangements must include not only agreements but also clear mechanisms for responding to violations.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDetente policy ended in war. Only deterrence can restore peace,\u201d Sybiha said. \u201cToday, security is a resource whose price increases every day, and Ukraine has already become one of the key producers of this resource in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His remarks come amid ongoing debates within NATO about Ukraine\u2019s future membership prospects and Europe\u2019s broader efforts to strengthen its defense capabilities in response to Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/\">Russia is ready to take certain steps toward ending the war in the near future more than ever before, \u2014 Budanov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s accession to NATO would be not only a security necessity but &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1374374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,49,36415,36422,55,36537],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1380703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ukraine","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-4","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sybiha: Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership would strengthen Europe\u2019s security and reduce costs - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sybiha: Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership would strengthen Europe\u2019s security and reduce costs - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ukraine\u2019s accession to NATO would be not only a security necessity but ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-03T06:03:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/710-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Sybiha: Ukraine\u2019s NATO membership would strengthen Europe\u2019s security and reduce costs\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T06:03:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":421,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/en\\\/sybiha-ukraine-s-nato-membership-would-strengthen-europe-s-security-and-reduce-costs\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uatv.ua\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/710.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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