Personally I don't see the application as significant other than maybe as part of the bargaining that must happen before there can be a peace. As I understand it (and I have no expertise) a state cannot join NATO whilst occupied/at war. In effect joining whilst at war would legally oblige other NATO countries to join in the war.Jdsk wrote: ↑1 Oct 2022, 4:48pm"We are taking our decisive step by signing Ukraine's application for accelerated accession to NATO - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy":Jdsk wrote: ↑5 Jul 2022, 6:17pm"NATO Ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at NATO Headquarters on Tuesday (5 July 2022)... "Jdsk wrote: ↑28 Jun 2022, 8:28pm
And it's just been managed:
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https://twitter.com/haynesdeborah/statu ... 8347058176
"Last week at the Madrid Summit, Allied leaders agreed to invite Finland and Sweden to join NATO following the agreement of a trilateral memorandum between Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden."
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_197763.htm
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/mi ... rayi-78173
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