>They also have ensured Ukraine can't join NATO now, unless they want to officially cede all of that land to Russia in exchange for peace, since a requirement t

>They also have ensured Ukraine can't join NATO now, unless they want to officially cede all of that land to Russia in exchange for peace, since a requirement to join NATO is that a country be in control of their borders. This was true before the start of the current war in February, and had been true since 2014. Said war has made NATO making some sort of exception for rump Ukraine as member significantly more likely to happen.