NATO drops Ukraine membership

NATO’s about-face on Ukraine’s membership is a quiet admission of failure. The war has drained Western coffers, exhausted public support, and exposed just how reckless the strategy was from the start. Rutte hinting at normalizing ties with Russia is just the final step in wrapping up a war they never planned to win—just to prolong. The real question is, what happens to Ukraine now? After years of being used as a proxy, it’s looking more and more like they’ll be left to clean up the mess alone.