Assessing Ukraine's Prospects for NATO Membership Amidst International Discussions.

While Ukraine's army has demonstrated its ability to integrate with NATO's weaponry, infrastructure, training, and tactics, there are other prerequisites that Ukraine has not satisfied, including stable borders and a commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Additionally, Ukraine is preoccupied with its own war and unable to help other member-states, and bringing Ukraine onboard would mean expanding the scope of a war already in motion. NATO membership probably will happen at some point, but for several institutional and practical reasons, now is not the time.