Quote: (03-06-2014 03:22 PM)Blunt Wrote:
@Rex I am by no means a military strategist but I think it would be difficult to join a military alliance such as NATO with the Black Sea fleet holding such a strong position on the coast line.
I could definitely see them moving closer to the alliance but allowing them to become a full-fledged member seems like it would be a foolish move for NATO.
The biggest obstacle for Ukraine to join NATO, is the fact that it's defensive and security institutions are probably filled to the brim with Russian agents and spies that would leak informations to the Russian Federation. Such is the case with most of Russian bordering areas.
In order for a country to join NATO, it must be highly determined to do so (not only in words) and clear the mess in it's army, security agencies, government and parliament.
So Ukraine is light years far away from NATO. At least as an equal partner.
However, NATO is already present in black sea, so why would west invest further with such an unreliable subject ?