A simple guide to the Ukraine-Russia crisis: 5 things to know
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Summary
It is considered a partner of the alliance.Before being considered for membership, NATO says, Kyiv needs to root out scourges such as corruption.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in December rejected Russian demands to rescind a 2008 commitment to Ukraine that the country would one day become a member.Stoltenberg maintains that when the time comes to consider the issue, Russia will not be able to veto Ukraine’s accession.Analysts however say that NATO allies, the United States chief among them, are reluctant to expand their military footprint in the region and further jeopardise their relationship with Moscow.While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has voiced support for Ukraine’s membership in NATO, President Joe Biden has been more ambiguous on the question.The West is accusing Russia, which has massed 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border, of preparing to invade its pro-Western neighbour.Biden claims “total unanimity” on how to deal with Russia.
As said here by Al Jazeera