The North Atlantic Treaty Organization an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two North American. After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian government repeatedly requested to be accepted into NATO as a member country. Ukraine’s NATO membership has long been a thorny subject in amongst U.S. government officials due to Article 5 of the alliance’s charter. Article 5 requires the U.S. to militarily defend any member-nation that comes under attack. NATO members countries fear that Ukraine’s immediate entry into NATO — which requires the unanimous approval of all 30 member-nations — would put the U.S. and Russia at war due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as well as its forced annexations announced in September 2022.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes
@9GG3W8P7mos7MO
I took a degree in International Relations with a focus in International Political Economy. I used to be anti US intervention, but after learning more in university I slowly became more and more pro US intervention in order to maintain the current western status quo
@9FJFPRC8mos8MO
Ukraine is an up and coming European nation looking to leave the Russian Sphere of Influence. With Miltary support and better economic ties to the west, the threat of Russia could be more effectively countered, the production (primary/secondary/tertiary) of Ukraine could be advanced at a rate Ukraine has never seen which would drastically improve the lives of all Ukrainians, and the rest of NATO would benefit from the Ukrainian food production.
@9FNJFMD8mos8MO
Ukraine is still currently locked in war with Russia. If we asked them to join NATO now, we'd then be obligated to retaliate against Russia, leading to them retaliating against us with their allies, and this could erupt into a full scale World War 3
It's a country that's far from perfect but strived to get better and to embrace the values of free world fiercely since 2013. They stand against the very idea of aggressive authoritarianism every day they refuse to bow down to Russian invaders that wish to strip away even more of their rights. Give them a chance and time, they'll join NATO one day and put Erdogan's regime in Turkey to shame.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
No
@9LXXJHQ1mo1MO
They need NATO to help them and evoke the rule of an attack on one is an attack on all. It can only be done with them joining NATO though.
@9J397XN5mos5MO
It would make no sense if there were someone to say that they do not agree with Ukraine joining NATO.
@9FP7GGS8mos8MO
What would it hurt to allow Ukraine into NATO? Peace can be achieved and maintained through superior firepower.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
No, and abolish NATO
@9FP7GGS8mos8MO
If Russia takes the Ukraine, they will keep moving west and try to take back the soviet block countries.
Yes, Ukraine should be allowed to join NATO. We as a nation vowed to protect Ukraine if they were to fall under attack we should keep our vow to Ukraine. We as a collective organization must help our member states keep their vows.
@9GG3W8P7mos7MO
Ukraine could be useful to keep Russia at bay, while abolishing NATO would significantly reduce America's influence on Europe - America's foreign interventions are critical in maintaining global peace
@9FR5PD38mos8MO
That would be a disaster, and not only metaphorically. That would encourage Putin to invade Poland, Baltic States and maybe Finland, and Xi to invade Taiwan. After that US would become toxic and isolated on international stage because it abandoned all it's allies. That would impact trade, and maybe even cause an economic collapse in US. The rest of the world wound meanwhile be dominated by totalitarian, neo-collonial powers like China and Russia. I really can't think of a worse damage America can inflict on itselt and the rest of the world than the abolishment of NATO
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
No, this should be decided after the current war ends so we avoid a third world war
This question seems irrelevant to me as there is no realistic possibility of Ukraine joining NATO while already in a war, with Russia no less.
@9LR4R7L1mo1MO
If Russia gains Ukraine it has easy access to Transnistria and therefore Moldova, pushing Russian controlled territory up the the Carpathians.
@9FJFPRC8mos8MO
Russia is aware their military cannot stand up to NATO. Russia could be given an ultimatum to retreat and restore pre-2014 borders within a certain period of time or face military intervention.
@9FY5J358mos8MO
The real question is whether you see any strike on Ukraine as a new, separate attack or rather as the continuation of the attack from the 24th of February 2022.
In the latter case, which makes more sense, Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty would only be triggered if a third party entered the war on the side of Russia. Continuing attacks from Russia wouldn't trigger collective defence of NATO since when Ukraine was attacked it wasn't part of NATO, yet.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@95CDGGH2yrs2Y
@994XQ7F1yr1Y
Yes, but only after the current war ends
@99VDPJ81yr1Y
Yes, after the current war ends.
@9D8NMGD10mos10MO
@9FDQ2CG9mos9MO
Yes, but only after the war ends
@8Z3H9FV2yrs2Y
@95P4NRVProgressive2yrs2Y
Yes, but this should be decided after the current war ends so we avoid a third world war
@8ZSF48P2yrs2Y
Yes, but only after the war
@98GPQZQ1yr1Y
Yes, but only after the current war.
@8Z45BCM2yrs2Y
It should be their choice
@9CPV7VL11mos11MO
Yes, after the war is over
@93GL2792yrs2Y
yes,but only after the current conflict is resolved.
@CitizenBob2yrs2Y
Yes, but only after the war with Russia is over
@985GJDN2yrs2Y
Yes, this should be decided after the current war ends so we avoid a third world war
@8ZVRSVP2yrs2Y
Yes, But not until the war is over.
@8ZS6LQK2yrs2Y
Yes but only after the war is over
@98DSCR71yr1Y
Yes, but only after the war is over.
@97XGNXW2yrs2Y
That should be up to them
@92FPCXS2yrs2Y
Yes but only after the war with Russia
@UHConvoy182yrs2Y
@9252YTT2yrs2Y
@8Z4DGZD2yrs2Y
I don’t care what Ukraine does
@8Z47TVX2yrs2Y
that is ukraine's choice
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