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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Russia has nothing to fear about Ukraine joining NATO. Russia already occupies Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. If Ukraine joined NATO and invoked Article 5, America would have to go to war against Russia. That would be impossible. Once a country has nuclear weapons, war is no longer an option. Only diplomacy can work [/quote]

Not just that but one of the conditions of joining NATO is resolving any territorial claims beforehand.  Romania had to resolve their border dispute with Ukraine and give up claims on Moldova before joining.  Spain had to give up its claim on Gibraltar.  Greece and Turkey had to do the same with each other.

Joining NATO actually increases Russia's security because Ukraine wouldn't be able to claim any Russian territory.  In addition, as a practical matter, between Crimea, Donbas, and Trans-nistria, Ukraine would not even be eligible for NATO membership any time soon.  They would have to settle this disputes with Russia first.  The whole NATO thing is a red herring.

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