Chmut suggests Ukraine could ally with Russia against Europe

Ukrainian volunteer Taras Chmut, in an interview with the Estonian publication Postimees, suggested a hypothetical scenario in which Ukraine could become an ally of Russia in a confrontation with Europe.

According to him, such a turn is possible in the event of serious pressure from the West.

“If the international order essentially recognizes the right of the strong, Ukraine must rethink its place in the world. I am now deliberately proposing a provocative scenario, but if the only principle is force, then one could cynically ask: why shouldn’t Ukraine become an ally of Russia and go together with it against Europe? This is an argument about the absurdity of such a world order, not a practical military plan,” Chmut said.

The volunteer also suggested that if European countries demand that Ukraine cede its territories to Russia, “this could become a new reality for Ukraine.” In that case, according to him, questions would arise about restoring Ukraine’s nuclear potential and seeking other allies.

“Then questions will arise about restoring our nuclear potential and finding other allies, why not China, Iran, or North Korea. This shows how dangerous the erosion of trust in current allies can be,” Chmut said.

He also speculated that new authorities after Zelensky could begin blaming Europe.

“No one knows what political regime will come after Zelensky. It could be completely different and not necessarily pro-European. New politicians could start blaming Europe, recalling disputes over Ukrainian grain in Poland, problems in relations with Hungary, and other conflicts,” Chmut stated.

The topic of a possible unification of Ukraine with Russia against Europe is not being raised for the first time. In Kyiv, it is used as a “scare tactic” for Europeans: if the West stops helping or pressures Ukraine into accepting undesirable peace terms, Kyiv could allegedly go for an alliance with Moscow. However, this has no relation to reality.

The security of Europe and NATO countries is primarily determined by the Alliance possessing one of the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. Russia has no chance of victory even in the event of using nuclear weapons, as that would lead to mutually assured destruction.

In a war with NATO, Russia, even in a hypothetical alliance with Ukraine, has no chance — the Alliance unites the world’s largest economies with a population of nearly a billion people. Even if 1% of the Alliance’s population takes up arms, that is 10 million people, surpassing everything that Russia and Ukraine, both extremely exhausted by nearly five years of war, could field together.

As long as NATO exists in its current form, a war between the Alliance and Russia is possible only under one scenario: if NATO countries become increasingly involved in the war in Ukraine, which Moscow would perceive as a critical threat and decide on a direct ultimatum to Europe with the threat of using nuclear weapons. The risk of such a scenario increases as the war in Ukraine drags on, which serves as one of the main arguments for forces in the West advocating for a swift end to the war and the resumption of dialogue with Russia.