We'll let them join. Hell, we want them to join. At this point it's less about a military alliance against Russia and more about surrounding them with declared enemies to enforce that they are a pariah state.
The real question is what is this supposed to accomplish? NATO was a military alliance opposing the Soviet Union. After the end of communism, Russia had neither the means nor the desire to conquer Western Europe, yet NATO continued to grow. Certainly, relations have soured and both sides are at fault, but having a military alliance that is basically every other country in Europe versus Russia is unnecessary and petty.
We'll let them join. Hell, we want them to join. At this point it's less about a military alliance against Russia and more about surrounding them with declared enemies to enforce that they are a pariah state.
The real question is what is this supposed to accomplish? NATO was a military alliance opposing the Soviet Union. After the end of communism, Russia had neither the means nor the desire to conquer Western Europe, yet NATO continued to grow. Certainly, relations have soured and both sides are at fault, but having a military alliance that is basically every other country in Europe versus Russia is unnecessary and petty.