The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement. Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission and they should not be covered under Article 5. (01:20–01:32)
CLAIM
Asserts that peacekeeping troops in Ukraine should not be part of a NATO mission or covered by Article 5.
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