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This paper discusses how Ukraine's efforts to define itself as either Euro-Atlantic or Eurasian continue to be plagued by its lack of public and political elite support and absence of strategic focus. The author argues that the prospects for Ukrainian membership in Euro-Atlantic structures remain uncertain, in part because of Russia's opposition, in part because of ambivalence among NATO and EU members, and in part because of divisions within Ukraine itself. He concludes that the challenge for the US is to nurture Ukraine's political stability and keep its Euro-Atlantic options open.