Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Ira Straus: NATO does not want Ukraine to apply for membership
AFPNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Latvian Chief of Defence Raimonds Graube observe life fire excercise during his visit at Adazi Military base in Latvia on Nov. 21, 2014.
Now that Ukraine has voted to drop its non-aligned status, we are hearing an official story from Russia that "NATO has pushed Ukraine to do this." Endlessly repeated, it is exactly opposite to the truth. Russia's agression has changed popular opinion in Ukraine. Until recently every poll indicated that a plurality of Ukrainians was opposed to joining NATO - the only qualification that Ukraine was lacking. NATO, however, still does not want Ukraine to apply.
