Ukraine cannot join NATO, and Antony Blinken knows it

Published April 5, 2024 3:15pm ET



For someone who is as seasoned a diplomat as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is, the reckless rhetoric he displayed on Thursday was as disturbing as it was shocking.

After a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels on Thursday, Blinken told reporters that Ukraine was going to become a member of NATO without offering any qualifiers.

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