DSWright — Ukraine Seeks NATO Membership As Putin Addresses Separatists As ‘New Russia’

The question that remains, and one that is of great consequence, is whether or not NATO will accept Ukraine as a member. If they do and follow their own rules the head to head military exchange between the US and Russia that was successfully avoided during the Cold War could take place. Managing to keep a ground war between Russia and the US – which NATO membership would likely lead to – limited to conventional weapons may prove impossible.

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Ukraine Seeks NATO Membership As Putin Addresses Separatists As ‘New Russia’
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See Reuters, Ukraine seeks NATO membership in response to Russia joining war, by Richard Balmforth.

The proxy war with Russia is heating up.