By MATT BERG and ERIC BAZAIL-EIMIL
Dozens of foreign policy experts are calling on NATO members to avoid advancing toward Ukrainian membership at the alliance’s upcoming summit, warning that it would endanger the U.S. and allies and rupture the coalition.
by Stavros Atlamazoglou
Ukraine has been looking to join NATO for some years now. Yet what stands in its way is also the main reason why it wants to become the 33rd NATO member state—Article 5.
Summary and Key Points: Ukraine's aspiration to join NATO faces significant hurdles due to ongoing hostilities with Russia. Article 5 of NATO's charter, which mandates collective defense, makes Ukraine's membership improbable while the conflict continues, as it would draw NATO into direct conflict with Russia.
