Wednesday, February 12, 2025

US Secretary of Defense Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine and return of the Crimean peninsula unrealistic

At this time, there is little chance for a NATO membership to happen!

However, should finally the megalomaniac and war criminal Putin the Terrible be ousted or resign, new defense alliances are to be evaluated.

To call for giving up the Crimean peninsula to Russia seems very much premature and cowardly at this point! Given the illegal invasion and occupation of Crimea since 2014 by Russia (while the West was apathetic and/or pathetic) this acceptance of the current status quo seems dubious.

Why does the US not leave or become a special member of NATO so the Ukraine can become a member of NATO?

"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that NATO membership for Ukraine was unrealistic and in sweeping remarks suggested that the country should abandon hopes of returning to its pre-2014 borders and prepare for a negotiated settlement with Russia that would be backed up by international troops. ..."

Hegseth calls NATO membership for Ukraine unrealistic

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