Ukraine at the NATO stage: a contributor to Euro-Atlantic security

A woman in a green tweed jacket with gold buttons delivers a speech at a microphone against branded green panels and the Alliance's blue emblem. The frame captures a new phase in NATO rhetoric, where Ukraine's role in regional security is openly recognized for the first time. The image illustrates the article's theme of a 'mental shift' in how Kyiv's place within the Euro-Atlantic space is perceived.