Why Ukraine won’t be joining NATO anytime soon | The Bottom Line

When great powers feel insecure and vulnerable, they lash out in unpredictable ways. This is what happened after the United States was attacked on 9/11, and it’s happening now as Russia feels besieged and encircled by NATO.

According to American political scientist John Mearsheimer, the Ukraine war could have been avoided if the West had abandoned the idea of Ukraine joining NATO from the start.

He tells The Bottom Line host Steve Clemons that the West is happy to support a frozen conflict that weakens Russia, but not NATO membership for Ukraine and direct involvement in the war.


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[masssly]

Gosh, a full 24 mins with John Mearsheimer is simply awesome ❤️

[kobeyheberling]

I first learned about John in my college class. He has provided the most honest analysis I’ve seen on Ukraine in all of media

[ericp]

Finally, a guest that knows what’s really going on.

[Kreiger]

Cluster bombs are not artillery but anti-personel ammo. They won't stop a tank, destroy a position, or artillery pieces.

[reginadavid]

NATO is actually was formed against the USSR. So in my opinion they had to reform or rename themselves. Why should Russia trust NATO? Of course they didn't want them to be near their border. Who would want this? Would the USA want Russian military bases to be near their country? More than that that cluster bombs were in use already by Ukrain, during past 8 years. And people still get bombed on those mines.

[அவானிஉயர்ந்தது]

See..Anglophones did it again. Poor Ukrainians and Russians were played off against each other very well. Wake up people!

[Hyperion]

Cornering a scared dog will fight back and bite hard. Just saying.

[jenmurphy]

NATO should have broken up when the USSR dissolved

[Mman.]

John Mearsheimer, always a pleasure to hear his clear, honest, and logical perspective

[Sandy-qsog]

The only western analysit that I saw who analysis it right 👏.

[SpruceWood-NEG]

Ukraine is a buffer zone between Russia and NATO, and China also views Russia as a buffer zone with NATO. If NATO engages in direct combat with Russia, China will have to be implicated in the conflict. This is unavoidable and has nothing to do with the so-called social system.

[ris_]

Thank God, someone is saying the truth on mainstream media!

[DrMeleseGirmaye]

Real Education and its knowledge make difference. Look at this man!!!!

[paulfildes]

The background and implications of the 2014 far-right coup in Kiev, which overthrew the pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, is critical for understanding the current Ukraine-Russia war. This coup was openly supported by US and EU and implemented primarily by far-right shock troops such as the Right Sector and the Svoboda Party. It represented the temporary culmination of long-standing efforts by the US to install a puppet regime on the borders of Russia. The regime change prompted the outbreak of an ongoing civil war in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea. In the US, the coup was a catalyst for an ever more aggressive campaign against Russia and the US and NATO funded the Ukrainian state and far-right forces with billions of dollars. On 19 September 2018, Ukrainian President Poroshenko signed a decree NOT to extend the The Treaty Of Friendship which guaranteed Ukkraine's borders with Russia and was signed in Kyiv on 31 May 1997 by the then President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and Russian President Yeltsin. On 3 December 2018, Poroshenko drafted a legislation to Parliament to end the Treaty of Friendship immediately with support coming from Western allies. Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it was notified on 24 September 2018 of the treaty's termination by Ukraine and expressed regret. On December 6 the Ukrainian parliament declared the Treaty to be terminated starting from April 1, 2019.

[louisehutauruk]

Prof. John Mearsheimer and Mr. Steve Clemons, thanks for the interview which is academically valuable and based on field facts.

[NameRiioz]

"Ukraine will die if it goes for close cooperation with NATO" This quote uttered by a Russian politician is 25 years old. It is certainly the most "unprovoked war".

[meo]

I just never understood why any student of IR, which DC is full of, can not understand the concept of 'Security Dilemma or balance of power' . Did I go to the wrong school?

[jenmurphy]

How much had Z pocketed since it started??

[diazvirdani]

*Russia🇷🇺 still occupied oblast Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kherson, Crimea.*
Russia must end occupation & keep peace.!

[Chelsea-Australia]

Finally they got some one smart on there chanel that Ukraine are NOT winning this war and they should have never offered Ukraine to join nato