Ukraine's NATO Membership: Inevitable or False Promise?

With recent statements by NATO, fears of a regional conflict becoming a world war reignite.

On February 25, during the second anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared during a press conference that “Ukraine will join NATO, it is not a question of if, but of when." This sentiment was echoed by other NATO officials, who have also stated that Ukraine's membership in the alliance is a matter …