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# CEPA fellows argue Ukraine should be founding member of new European defence pact
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-24-cepa-ukraine-founding-member-defence-alliance/
- Published: 2026-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:55:53.000Z
- Description: CEPA fellow Elena Davlikanova and retired Lieutenant General Arne Bard Dalhaug argue any new European defence architecture must include Ukraine, saying a framework built without its combat tested military and industrial base leaves European deterrence of Russia weaker.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #opinion, #abroad, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted [CEPA analysis, 24 June 2026](https://cepa.org/article/ukraine-founding-member-no-1-of-europes-new-defense-alliance/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This is the authors' own proposal, not a decision by any EU or NATO institution to admit Ukraine.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. opinion on European defence alliance design (own, law); no institution has acted yet. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)