I know if a country declares war on a NATO country, all NATO countries will declare war on the axis country. How does this work when a new country joins NATO that is currently in a conflict?

  • illiEnglish
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    1 year ago

    the articles have the logical consequence that, if Ukraine was to join NATO and Russia didn’t immediately end its war and pull out, the ongoing presence of Russians on internationally-recognized Ukrainian territory would trigger Article 5.

    That is my understanding as well. That’s why they don’t intend for Ukraine to join until this gets resolved.