O rozšíření NATO usilují na Ukrajině ti, kdo si nejsou jisti sami sebou ani životaschopností ukrajinského státu, kdo se bojí konkurenceschopného Ruska a kdo by chtěli svou zemi vojensky i politicky přimknout k USA.
NATO expansion is sought by those in Ukraine who are not sure of themselves and the viability of the Ukrainian state, are afraid of a competitive Russia, and would like to bind their state, militarily and politically, to the US.