Note that Georgia joining was also on the table. Several months after this summit Russia trounced Georgia in a few days and since then there has been no serious movement towards joining NATO.
Russia likely expected the same outcome in Ukraine but as we know now that didn't materialize.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Bucharest_summit
Note that Georgia joining was also on the table. Several months after this summit Russia trounced Georgia in a few days and since then there has been no serious movement towards joining NATO.
Russia likely expected the same outcome in Ukraine but as we know now that didn't materialize.