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Re:In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and th... by aeternum on Sunday March 13, 2022 @03:12PM (#30664708)
Ukraine joining NATO has been in the works for over a decade now and it is already closely involved with and cooperating with NATO including joint military drills. It's done everything short of being an official member:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations...

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Re:In Moscow, McDonald's packs up, radio falls silent and th... by orwin on Monday March 14, 2022 @05:38AM (#30670284)
It couldn't join NATO until the war against Donetsk and the Dombass were over anyway. That mean recognition that this region seceded. Doesn't matter the formation/joint training, it wasn't legally possible for Ukraine to join.
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