Reason for Ukraine's reluctance to join to the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by France and Germany is a fear of the Ukrainian military force. This statement was made by political scientist Vadim Karasev on Tuesday, August 10. He explained that neither Berlin nor Paris were ready to recognize Kiev as part of NATO, as such an action threatened potential dominance in Eastern Europe over the West.
“Germany and France think as follows: if Ukraine becomes a member of NATO, the European Union and Ukraine plus Poland, Lithuania, the Baltic countries, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, that it is, Eastern Europe, will dominate over so – called indigenous Europe, western. This changes all balances, it is not in the interests of Germany, France and other Western European countries, “said a political scientist on the air of the TV channel Ukraine 24.
Karasev noted that Ukraine is a large territory with a large population and in comparison with “many Baltic or Balkan countries”, Kiev has great military power.