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Re:Nord Stream 2 declares bankruptcy by itake on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:29AM (#30529123)
> NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_8443.htm

This is on NATO's website from 2008 meeting. How is "welcomes" not be interpreted as an invitation?

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Re:Nord Stream 2 declares bankruptcy by _ph_ on Thursday March 03, 2022 @11:02AM (#30542693)
Well, yes, it is an invitation. But NATO didn't let the Ukraine join, that was blocked by at least Germany. And on during his visit in Moscow, Chanceller Scholz basically offered Putin that Ukraine joining into NATO could be very far in an undetermined future.
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