• Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      1. The article says that membership would apply only after the war.

      2. That rule is not an official rule and does not exist in NATO’s treaty. It is a guideline set by the Obama administration to appease Putin.

      NATO membership is exactly the thing Ukraine needs right now, after Russia proved that military aid to Ukraine did not prevent them from invading.

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        Literally against their rules. Countries are not eligible if they are fighting an active war.

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          Theoretically, the idea would be that the joining of NATO would be part of ending the war. NATO could allow it if they wanted to.

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          and literally wouldn’t happen either, seeing how every member has to approve, including turkey and hungary.

        • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
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          Special military operation, the aggressor denies it is a war or invasion, but I’m not sure how that affects NATO enrollment.

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          I assume this is “the Trump plan” so he’ll say agree to it or he takes the US and goes home.

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        Accession to NATO usually requires border disputes to be resolved. Last I knew Canada, the US and Turkey were also standing in the way.