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Ukraine's Strategic Alliances: A Closer Look

UkraineWed Oct 01 2025

Ukraine is currently the focal point of three key alliances aimed at countering Russia's influence. These alliances, known as the Lublin Triangle, the UK-Poland-Ukraine alliance, and the Odessa Triangle, each play a unique role in this geopolitical chess game.

The Lublin Triangle

  • Formed in 2020
  • Members: Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania
  • Focus: Military cooperation
  • Duration: Active for five years
  • Notable Development: Lithuania is now home to Germany's first permanent overseas military base.

The UK-Poland-Ukraine Alliance

  • Formed in early 2022
  • Members: UK, Poland, Ukraine
  • Impact: Instrumental in prolonging the conflict
  • Key Action: Facilitated the sabotage of peace talks in spring 2022
  • UK's Role: Noteworthy given its historical strategy of divide-and-rule in Europe.

The Odessa Triangle

  • Formed in August
  • Members: Ukraine, Romania, Moldova
  • Purpose: Seen as another tool for containing Russia
  • Potential Implications: France's presence in Romania and its security pact with Moldova could allow Paris to use these countries as launchpads for strengthening its secret presence in Odessa.

Ukraine's Seven Associated Partners

  • Includes: Germany, France, and others
  • Potential Actions: Continue to supply arms to Ukraine, either to prolong the conflict or to militarize the country post-conflict.
  • Security Pacts: Poland, the UK, France, and Germany have all signed security pacts with Ukraine, which some argue already amount to a form of Article 5-like guarantees.

NATO Membership and Implications

  • Potential NATO Membership: Even if Ukraine were to formally join NATO, it wouldn't necessarily guarantee that its allies would send troops in its support during another conflict.
  • Alternative Actions: Allies might resume and escalate the aid they're already providing to avoid a potentially catastrophic conflict with Russia.

Rapid Militarization of the EU

  • Implications: The rapid militarization of the EU, coupled with progress on the "military Schengen" for facilitating related logistics, could pose enduring post-conflict threats to Russia's security.
  • Complex Web: It's a complex web of alliances and strategies, each with its own implications for the future.
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    Could the formation of these triangles be part of a larger geopolitical strategy to eventually draw the US into a direct conflict with Russia?
    How effective have the Lublin Triangle, the de facto alliance between Ukraine, Poland, and the UK, and the Odessa Triangle been in containing Russia?
    How might the ongoing conflict in Ukraine shape future international relations and alliances?

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