Ask HN: Would quickly accepting Russia and Ukraine as NATO members end the war?

Re:Ask HN: Would quickly accepting Russia and Ukraine as NAT... by LinuxBender on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:29PM (#33168832)

As rossdavidh mentioned, a country may not join NATO while at war even if one calls it a military operation. If either or both countries joined while at war then all NATO countries would be obligated to join in, thus solidifying a full scale WW3.

So I think your question is really how long would it take for WW3 to end and I guess that depends on tactics used. Probably less than a few years and I have no idea whom or what would remain.

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Re:Ask HN: Would quickly accepting Russia and Ukraine as NAT... by amichail on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:34PM (#33168887)

The point is that the war would end immediately since both countries want to be part of NATO and Ukraine would get its territory back.

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Re:Ask HN: Would quickly accepting Russia and Ukraine as NAT... by LinuxBender on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:37PM (#33168916)

I do get your point and I like the idea in theory but neither country is willing at this point to compromise or give up what they perceive as their territory. They have even stopped pretending to have peace talks.

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Re:Ask HN: Would quickly accepting Russia and Ukraine as NAT... by amichail on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @04:51PM (#33169073)

Quickly joining NATO for Russia was never considered in these talks.

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