The Ukrainian President has requested emergency entry into NATO and signed an application publicly

I dunno. I think this is a bad move. The news had been pushing the story that Ukraine joining NATO was a Putin delusion, and it seems pretty unlikely NATO wants to be sign up to intervene in conflicts right on Russia's border anyway

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Burnley123 · 41-45, M

NATO had been trying to sign up Ukraine in years past and that is not just a Russian delusion, but a matter of public record. NATO made a mistake trying to expand into Ukraine, though of course, that in no way justifies Putin's brutality.

At this stage, it's too late. It's a desperate (yet understandable) move from Zelensky to try and join the EU (NATO by proxy?)

NATO will not sign up a country involved in an active war. Also, if they did, it would not stop the Russian offensive because it's already committed. For NATO to accept Ukraine, it would mean a commitment to direct military intervention. That would be a brutal escalation and would also seriously risk nuclear war. It can't be signed.

The Zelensky government will fall. NATO can't intervene directly but will supply arms and logistical support to the Ukrainian resistance, now and thereafter.