Reply To: Russian Tensions

I dunno but this strikes me as quite a disturbing development. If Ukraine is allowed to join NATO then does that not represent a greenlight for NATO troops to officially put boots on the ground (as I understand they would be obliged to according to the agreement on mutual defense)? If that happens then NATO and Russian forces would be officially fighting each other. The obvious concern is that this could escalate the prospect of nuclear exchanges. Then everybody is stuffed

I thought, under NATO rules, membership is not allowed if the applying country is in a state of civil war. Does anybody know any more about this?

“NATO membership for Ukraine will be “high on the agenda” at alliance’s summit in July, Stoltenberg says”

https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-04-20-23/index.html