Just like Cuba could make its own alliance with the USSR in 1962. The US was going to start the WW3 over it[0]. More importantly, the Ukrainians were against N

Just like Cuba could make its own alliance with the USSR in 1962. The US was going to start the WW3 over it[0]. More importantly, the Ukrainians were against NATO membership[1] when the US-backed president of the Ukraine, elected after the so called Orange Revolution, applied to join NATO[2]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis [1] https://news.gallup.com/poll/127094/ukrainians-likely-support-move-away-nato.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/127094/ukrainians-likely-suppor... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations#Applying_for_Ukraine_to_join_the_NATO_Membership_Action_Plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations...