>But speaking to the [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/5b63bdc1-9e74-4464-92df-a5aa83c5b221), Stoltenberg suggested there could be ways to get around this if the Ukrainian territory considered part of NATO was “not necessarily the internationally recognized border.”
>”West Germany regarded East Germany as part of the bigger Germany. They didn’t have an embassy in East Berlin. But NATO was, of course, only protecting West Germany,” he said.
>“Land for [Nato] membership is the only game in town, everyone knows it,” says one senior western official. “Nobody will say it out loud . . . but it’s the only strategy on the table.”
>“The West German model is gaining traction particularly in the White House, which has been the most sceptical about Nato membership,” says Shapiro of the ECFR.
red75prime on
I wonder what are the real reasons here. Because on the surface it’s a totally dumb idea: it will create a long-term situation conductive to continued military tension between NATO and Russia akin to East/West Berlin military tension.
BubsyFanboy on
I highly doubt it.
FrutaAndPutas on
# Stoltenberg just talking out of his ass now. We all know that won’t happen, especially as long as Turkey and Hungary are members. And if the US are this anxious about letting them use long range missiles, I highly doubt Ukraine will be admitted with occupied territories and in the midst of war.
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>But speaking to the [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/5b63bdc1-9e74-4464-92df-a5aa83c5b221), Stoltenberg suggested there could be ways to get around this if the Ukrainian territory considered part of NATO was “not necessarily the internationally recognized border.”
>”West Germany regarded East Germany as part of the bigger Germany. They didn’t have an embassy in East Berlin. But NATO was, of course, only protecting West Germany,” he said.
This appears to support [earlier reporting in the FT](https://www.ft.com/content/2bb20587-9680-40f0-ac2d-5e7312486c75).
>“Land for [Nato] membership is the only game in town, everyone knows it,” says one senior western official. “Nobody will say it out loud . . . but it’s the only strategy on the table.”
>“The West German model is gaining traction particularly in the White House, which has been the most sceptical about Nato membership,” says Shapiro of the ECFR.
I wonder what are the real reasons here. Because on the surface it’s a totally dumb idea: it will create a long-term situation conductive to continued military tension between NATO and Russia akin to East/West Berlin military tension.
I highly doubt it.
# Stoltenberg just talking out of his ass now. We all know that won’t happen, especially as long as Turkey and Hungary are members. And if the US are this anxious about letting them use long range missiles, I highly doubt Ukraine will be admitted with occupied territories and in the midst of war.