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Home / Ukraine / Having Ukraine join NATO now is too risky
Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine‑Russia

March 1, 2024

Having Ukraine join NATO now is too risky

By Daniel DePetris

Josh Rogin was right in his Feb. 25 op-ed, “Kyiv wants to know if NATO still wants them,” that the United States and its NATO allies have been waiting far too long to decide whether Ukraine should be a member in the alliance. It’s past time for Washington to give the Ukrainians an answer: Thanks, but no thanks.

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