The civilized world should show Russia that neither annexation nor nuclear blackmail - Andrey Yermak in a column for The Atlantic will come out of hand.

The response to Russia's nuclear blackmail should be rigid and unambiguous, otherwise every dictator will try to get nuclear weapons, and all its non -proliferation agreements will be in vain. This is stated in the column of the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, published in the American magazine The Atlantic.

Andriy Yermak draws readers' attention to the fact that the day before the Russian authorities held fake referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine and recognized their results. In addition, losing on the battlefield in Ukraine, the Russian Federation began threatening nuclear strikes to force the Ukrainian state to refuse to fight for its people and its land.

“The answer to Russia's nuclear blackmail should be rigid and unambiguous, which rejects the very idea of ​​a nuclear aggressor. Otherwise, every ambitious dictator will try to get nuclear weapons, and every country that does not have it will seek to buy it for self -defense. Nuclear weapons will be in vain. Next will be nuclear wars with millions of victims, ”Andrei Yermak stressed.

Therefore, in his opinion, today the civilized world should demonstrate determination and clearly make it clear that it will come from the hands of either annexation nor nuclear blackmail. One of these decisive steps may be the conclusion of the Kiev Security Treaty, which has recently been presented. “This month, I, together with Anders FOG Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General, prepared a set of recommendations based on our consultations with an international expert group.

We called for the development of the Kiev Security Treaty-a strategic partnership document that unites Ukraine and a number of guarantors, ”said the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine. According to him, the principle of this agreement is simple: Ukraine's security depends primarily on the ability to defend itself. To do this effectively, Ukraine needs long -term support for allies.

The Kiev Security Treaty is aimed at providing practical assistance in strengthening Ukraine's defense capability. “The main group of allies of Ukraine, which has considerable military potential, could take a number of obligations that are politically and legally binding. In addition to these obligations, a wider group of international partners would suggest a set of non -military guarantees on the basis of sanctions, ”Andrey Yermak said.