There are some serious potential consequences to consider.
New members must also be able and willing “to make a military contribution to NATO operations.” Ukrainian soldiers are among the most capable on the continent, but they are preoccupied in their own war and thus unable to help other member-states, should they be attacked. Nor does the Kyiv government have a dime to spend on its own defense; it is entirely reliant on others for its weapons, training, and other aspects of the fight.
First, if Ukraine joined NATO now,of the North Atlantic Treaty would commit the United States and the other alliance members to join the war against Russia directly. This is what President Biden and the other leaders have carefully avoided, fearing that Vladimir Putin would respond by attacking the territory of NATO members, including perhaps the U.S. At tense moments in its 74-year history, the alliance has effectivelyRussian aggression in Europe.
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