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Unfortunately that's not exactly how it works. All member nations have to agree to unanimously vote in new countries. Both Germany and France have historically

Unfortunately that's not exactly how it works. All member nations have to agree to unanimously vote in new countries. Both Germany and France have historically blocked Ukraines attempt to join. Presumably, German and France are slow to add conflict with Russia due to their dependence on Russia's Gas Exports. Here is an article I think is insightful to some of the process to joining NATO: hit the link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30677251 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30677251

s1artibartfast 5y ago
The article matches what I'm saying exactly regarding the application process and need for unanimous consent. One nation can sink the whole process. Moreover, the US could agree to not arm and train Ukraine even outside of the NATO application process. What it leaves out is that in 2021 NATO reaffirmed that “Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP)", which is the most traction on the topic since 2008.[1] The idea that Biden has grown skeptical of expanding U.S. military commitments is farcical in this context. At the same time leading up to the war, the US was providing more military aid and training to Ukraine than ever. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm >Both Germany and France have historically blocked Ukraines attempt to join. This is not factually true. Joining NATO is a multi step process. No Vote has ever been held on Ukraine joining. Several votes have been held on if Ukraine can progress closer to being a member. In each case Germany and France initially blocked the step, and then later accepted under pressure from the US. The first was in 2008 when NATO decided if Ukraine could start the process. In 2016, Ukraine was granted a NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP), comprising the advisory mission at the NATO Representation to Ukraine as well as 16 capacity-building programmes and Trust Funds. In 2018, Ukraine was officially given an aspiring member status. 2021 NATO reaffirmed that Ukraine will become a member. In each step, unanimous consent was achieved after initial protest from NATO members. Full membership was probably decades out, but starting around 2014, the US was gifting significant arms to Ukraine, stationing troops in the country, and training their military.

s1artibartfast 5y ago

The article matches what I'm saying exactly regarding the application process and need for unanimous consent. One nation can sink the whole process. Moreover, the US could agree to not arm and train Ukraine even outside of the NATO application process. What it leaves out is that in 2021 NATO reaffirmed that “Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP)", which is the most traction on the topic since 2008.[1] The idea that Biden has grown skeptical of expanding U.S. military commitments is farcical in this context. At the same time leading up to the war, the US was providing more military aid and training to Ukraine than ever. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_185000.htm >Both Germany and France have historically blocked Ukraines attempt to join. This is not factually true. Joining NATO is a multi step process. No Vote has ever been held on Ukraine joining. Several votes have been held on if Ukraine can progress closer to being a member. In each case Germany and France initially blocked the step, and then later accepted under pressure from the US. The first was in 2008 when NATO decided if Ukraine could start the process. In 2016, Ukraine was granted a NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP), comprising the advisory mission at the NATO Representation to Ukraine as well as 16 capacity-building programmes and Trust Funds. In 2018, Ukraine was officially given an aspiring member status. 2021 NATO reaffirmed that Ukraine will become a member. In each step, unanimous consent was achieved after initial protest from NATO members. Full membership was probably decades out, but starting around 2014, the US was gifting significant arms to Ukraine, stationing troops in the country, and training their military.