Don’t mention ‘Article 5,’ Finland warns US on Ukraine

(Nahal Toosi and Paul McLeary – Politico) Finland has urged U.S. officials not to describe future security pledges to a postwar Ukraine as “Article 5-like,” implying that doing so could undercut the mutual defense clause at the heart of the NATO military alliance, according to a State Department cable obtained by POLITICO. The Jan. 20 cable hints at worries in some corners over the labels used during peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. They show how sensitive some phrases can be in the national security realm, even when officials are merely trying to offer an analogy to various audiences.

Don’t mention ‘Article 5,’ Finland warns US on Ukraine – POLITICO