U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that President Trump does not support Ukraine's NATO membership aspirations, marking a setback for Ukraine's defense strategy against Russian threats. Despite Ukraine's strong desire to join NATO for protection, the alliance's existing members have been hesitant to expand, fearing potential direct conflict with Russia. This stance reflects broader concerns about NATO's relevance and Trump's prior threats to withdraw from the alliance, indicating that Ukraine's membership hopes are dim in the current geopolitical climate.
President Trump does not support NATO membership for Ukraine, a significant blow to the country's hopes of eventually joining the mutual-defense alliance.
Ukraine has made membership in NATO a key strategic aim, as the alliance's protection would guard against future Russian aggression.
Even before this week's events, membership in NATO was a distant dream for Ukraine, as NATO countries have shown little appetite for new members.
Mr. Trump, who has questioned NATO's relevance, now appears to be moving further from the idea of Ukraine joining the alliance in the future.
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