{"id":18916,"date":"2025-12-15T12:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18916"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:13:06","slug":"ukraine-is-ready-to-abandon-nato-ambitions-but-rejects-territorial-concessions-ahmad-shahidov-tells-real-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18916","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ukraine is ready to abandon NATO ambitions but rejects territorial concessions&#8221; \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov tells REAL Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Ukrayna NATO-dan imtinaya haz\u0131rd\u0131r, \u0259razi g\u00fcz\u0259\u015ftin\u0259 raz\u0131 deyil&quot; \u2013 \u018fhm\u0259d \u015eahidov REAL TV`\u0259 dan\u0131\u015f\u0131b\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIjdicXfF6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Discussions surrounding peace and ceasefire prospects in the context of the Ukraine\u2013Russia war, potential shifts in Kyiv\u2019s position on NATO membership, and Europe\u2019s future security architecture continue to dominate the international agenda. In particular, Ukraine\u2019s leadership signaling greater flexibility on NATO while maintaining a firm stance on territorial integrity has drawn significant attention.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on these developments, political analyst and human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov, in a wide-ranging interview with REAL Television, stated that Ukraine\u2019s willingness to forgo NATO membership should not be seen as a sign of military weakness but rather as a calculated political maneuver. According to Ahmad Shahidov, Kyiv expects legally binding and credible security guarantees from the United States and European countries in return, indicating that the next phase of the conflict is increasingly taking shape at the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Shahidov emphasized that the territorial issue remains Ukraine\u2019s main \u201cred line\u201d and that any territorial concessions are neither politically nor legally acceptable. He added that while European Union countries are seeking to prevent the conflict from escalating into a direct Russia\u2013NATO confrontation, they are also unwilling to legitimize violations of international law, noting that the coming period will be defined not by military developments but by decisive political choices regarding the Ukraine crisis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/realtv_15.12.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18917\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/realtv_15.12.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/realtv_15.12.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/realtv_15.12.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/realtv_15.12.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, 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