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"Offering Ukraine something other than NATO membership would send a message to Moscow that the US is committed to Ukraine’s security—but only up to a point," Paul Poast argues.

"Putin’s decision to attack has made Ukraine’s membership of NATO inevitable," writes Ivo Daalder.

Ivo Daalder joins James Lindsay to discuss the decisions reached at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Ukraine joining NATO will not increase tensions. It will reduce them, argue Ivo Daadler, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, and Stefano Stefanini.

"Federal policymakers need to ensure that SNAP focuses more attention and resources on the diet quality of recipients," writes Dan Glickman with Ann Veneman.

"If I were Vladimir Putin, I would not be happy about what happened in Vilnius this week," Ivo Daalder tells Carl Nasman.

"Rather than paving the way forward, the summit indicated that the alliance members are only ready for more of the same," Paul Poast argues.

“If ending the war means Ukraine joins NATO, a lot of Russians might feel differently about their commitment to the fight," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

There's a difference between trying to Ukraine’s territory back militarily and politically, Ivo Daalder tells Dmitry Anopchenko.

President Biden "came into office to revitalize our alliances," says the Council's Ivo Daalder.