>>There is one downside—if Ukraine were to be granted NATO membership, that would further provoke Russian aggression as a perception of Western expansion into their historic sphere of influence. That could get ugly.
NATO today is nothing more than the financier mafia debt collector for these guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9yjt_JbWs
Yeah, great. Except it’s still an organization that would require that we get militarily involved if Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Are you willing to go along with that?