The New California Republic wrote: The situation in Georgia and Ukraine is markedly different from NM. Sure NM has been at loggerheads with Greece for years, but it's not as bad.
Baltenstein wrote:Georgia and Ukraine won't be able to become NATO members as long as they have Russian-occupied break-away territories inside their borders. Since the situation won't likely change...ever, those two countries will probably never join NATO.
That's my point. Simply noting the facts on the ground will not ease the desperation / resentment in these two states.
The situation requires a non-NATO guarantee between these states and the US/EU, establishing some kind of deterrence (not Article 5 but not nothing), yet formalising engagement with Russia. The time is ripe, at least in Ukraine right now.
This one makes North Macedonia's accession look like a piece of cake. This is for a separate discussion though.