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If Ukraine was a NATO member, on the other hand, the treaty’s collective defense clause, known as Article 5, would require other members to fight on Ukraine’s behalf.
However, already on 15 July 2004, following a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO commission, President Kuchma issued a decree stating that joining NATO was no longer the country's goal – only "a significant deepening of relations with NATO and the European Union as guarantors of security and stability in Europe." [39]
Kyiv, which has been locked in all-out war with invading Russian forces since February 2022, has said that joining NATO would be the strongest, cheapest way to prevent Russia launching a new ...
Ukraine wants to join Nato, arguing that the western military alliance - in which members pledge to defend one another if attacked - is the best way to ensure its security.
Ukraine’s ambassador to NATO recently stated that the Ukrainian government would like a formal invitation to join the alliance before President Biden leaves office in January. But admitting ...
During the 2008 NATO summit held in Bucharest and against the urging of United States President George W. Bush, both Georgia and Ukraine accession into NATO was blocked by both Nicolas Sarkozy led France and Angela Merkel led Germany, who based Germany's decision against Ukraine joining NATO upon Germany maintaining its dependence upon ...
Russia has cited the prospect of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) — a military alliance of 32 member states — as a justification for its invasion in 2022.
NATO has declared that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance one day but also said Kyiv cannot join while at war, as that could lead to a direct conflict between NATO and Russia ...