NATO renews membership vow to Ukraine, pledges arms and aid

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By STEPHEN McGRATH, LORNE COOK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER
16 minutes ago

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO doubled down Tuesday on its commitment to one day include Ukraine, a pledge that some officials and analysts believe helped prompt Russia’s invasion this year. The world’s largest security alliance also pledged to send more aid to Ukrainian forces locked in battle with Russian troops.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with NATO foreign ministers in Romania to drum up support for Ukraine as Russia bombards energy infrastructure going into the frigid winter. Russia cannot stop the alliance’s expansion, NATO leaders said.

“NATO’s door is open,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said before chairing the meeting in the capital, Bucharest.

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1. I like it

[Bucky]

2. I used to be against Ukrainian inclusion in NATO

Vladimir changed my mind. He made NATO extension necessary.

Extending NATO that far east is a bad case of "mission creep". And at some point the nature and function of NATO probably needs to be renegotiated. But that day would be for long after the Russian crisis is settled out.

[Crunchy Frog]

3. Will there be anything left of it after Putin finishes pulverizing it

With bombs and missiles? I wish NATO would commit itself to doing SOMETHING in response to this terrorism.