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Cousin Marko: Balloons, Ukraine, and Kyrie Irving

The Jacob Shapiro Podcast

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Is There a Path for Ukraine to NATO or the European Union?

I don't see Ukraine ever joining NATO. I mean, look, Finland can't join NATO because Turkey doesn't like something the Helsinki and Stockholm are doing with the Kurds. The accession process requires unanimity. One country can basically veto expansion of NATO into Ukraine. What's relevant for Ukraine is economic development. And that comes with EU membership. Every single country in Eastern Europe that joined the EU is better off than their neighbors that didn't.

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