It would eliminate the primary motive behind Russia’s support for separatism in the country’s southeast: ensuring that Ukraine remains ineligible for NATO membership. The dispute over the fate of Crimea would continue; but an agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the issue could be made a precondition of the treaty’s entry into full effect.
新条约将给乌克兰带来比其他任何方案都要多的好处。它将消除俄罗斯支持乌克兰东南部分裂主义的主要动机：保证乌克兰不合格北约成员国的状态。在克里米亚命运问题上的纠纷将继续存在；但乌克兰和俄罗斯在该问题上的协议可以成为该条约完全生效的前提条件。