Ukraine's Admission to NATO

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The US and its allies are working on pledging some sort of commitment for Ukraine to at least maintain like sufficient military capabilities to deter and defend against Russia. There will probably be a bunch of bilateral pledges of different dollar amounts and longer-term commitments that signal the West is here for the long haul. The United States would be ready to provide wilder processes going on and it's going to take a while.

President Biden and other world leaders say it’s too dangerous to admit Ukraine into NATO while it’s at war with Russia. But, to the dismay of allies, the US will send cluster bombs to the front.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.

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