Why NATO Won't Let Ukraine Join Anytime Soon - The New York Times - 0 views
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If Ukraine were a NATO member, the alliance would be obligated to defend it against Russia and other adversaries.
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we will not slam the door shut on NATO’s open door policy
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But France and Germany have in the past opposed Ukraine’s inclusion, and other European members are wary
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grants membership only by unanimous consent.
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Mr. Putin is trying to distract from more urgent matters.
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Mr. Biden successfully urged NATO to accept Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as member states in the late 1990s. The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the time, Mr. Biden said that turning the former Cold War adversaries into allies would mark the “beginning of another 50 years of peace” for Europe.
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we support Ukraine membership in NATO.
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Officials in European nations with stronger liberal governance — notably in Sweden and Finland — have also floated the possibility of joining NATO
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After annexing Crimea, Mr. Putin invaded eastern Ukraine and gave military aid to a separatist insurgency there. He did something similar in Georgia in 2008.
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Mr. Biden blew past those comments without responding.
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An article about Russia's aggression and explaining why Ukraine will most likely not be able to join NATO anytime soon.
