The Risk of Letting Ukraine into NATO
the admission of Ukraine is not in the interests of Russia, the United States, or, surprisingly, even the Ukraine. Along with the U.S. grab for influence over Caspian Sea oil and gas pipelines and the proposed installation of missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic, the admission of the Ukraine would naturally make Russia feel encircled.
Even for the United States, however, pledging to defend Ukraine under Article V of the NATO ...
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I don't know of many positive things that could come from this alliance, but I am aware that we have long known that we could not withstand a conventional Soviet/Russian advance in Europe with only conventional weapons.