BREAKING: PUTIN ANNOUNCES RUSSIA RECOGNIZES THE INDEPENDENCE OF LPR AND DPR -- (*Meaning Russia no longer recognizes LPR and DPR as Ukrainian territory, paving way for possible military assistance or peacekeeping; and/or protection of its 700k citizens living there. - *ASB) pic.twitter.com/B5zLCXLH5K— ASB News / MILITARY〽️ (@ASBMilitary) February 21, 2022
“Given the extraordinary circumstances, a majority of NATO member countries have agreed that in this unprecedented situation, Ukrainian membership to NATO must be granted not despite its conflict status, but because of it. Russian aggression and destabilization must be countered, for the good of the Ukrainian people.” — there, done. Problem solved. Rules mean nothing
The point of having Ukraine in NATO in the first place would be to legitimise war with Russia. An illegitimate entry of Ukraine into NATO would delegitimise the war in the eyes of the public.
“Given the extraordinary circumstances, a majority of NATO member countries have agreed that in this unprecedented situation, Ukrainian membership to NATO must be granted not despite its conflict status, but because of it. Russian aggression and destabilization must be countered, for the good of the Ukrainian people.” — there, done. Problem solved. Rules mean nothing
The point of having Ukraine in NATO in the first place would be to legitimise war with Russia. An illegitimate entry of Ukraine into NATO would delegitimise the war in the eyes of the public.