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You can't join NATO if you have an ongoing territorial dispute. Ukraine would have been unable to join while Crimea and parts of Donbass/Luhansk were occupied.
by ginko 4y ago
You can't join NATO if you have an ongoing territorial dispute. Ukraine would have been unable to join while Crimea and parts of Donbass/Luhansk were occupied.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI agree this has been a prerequisite for full NATO ascension so far. However, The process starts with a promise of NATO membership which was given. Since 2014 NATO has has operated several trust funds and aid packages to modernize the Ukrainian military. There has also been a NATO/US presence in Ukraine, training, and joint exercises. Prior to the war, Ukraine sought entry despite ongoing conflicts, claiming "NATO is the only way to end the war in Donbas". Since the start of the war, Former US Ambassador to NATO and others have called for Ukraine to be offered membership, despite territorial conflicts.