Ukraine EU talks a 'turning point' which could see a South-North Korea style split for war-torn country
Ukraine's talks on EU membership are a "turning point" for European security which could see the bulk of the country emerge thriving in a South-North Korea style split, a leading expert said on Friday.
Lord Ricketts, a former British National Security Adviser and ambassador, believes that the "strategic direction towards NATO/EU membership is now set" for Kyiv.After the opening of EU accession talks with Ukraine, the peer tweeted: "This is a turning point for European security.
"Even if the Russian invasion ends in stalemate and a truce and Ukraine divided, getting 80% of Ukraine into NATO then EU makes a further war much less likely."
He believes Vladimir Putin's invasion, launched in February last year, will get bogged down into a "frozen
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