Tough answer Ukrainians may not like to hear but is unfortunately true, is that we can take risk of shooting down Iranian missiles over Israel without provoking direct war with Tehran that could lead to nuclear war. There's much greater risk trying to do that with Russia - senior U.S. Senate official tells mainstream publication above potential real reason.

▪️"UKRAINE MUST JOIN NATO NOW" and before end of conflict - is first of 5-point of plan more bonkers than anyone even imagined.

▪️ Strengthening domestic production and increasing aid from Western overlords partners.

▪️Deployment of non-nuclear weapons of defense against Russia on territory of Ukraine.

▪️Restricting oil prices and exports to increase pressure on Russia.

▪️After conflict, Ukraine will have one of most experienced armies, which will become guarantor of security in Europe, strengthen defense of NATO, replace U.S. contingent. 🤡

Our idea is that giving Ukraine invitation at this moment is a political signal. We sincerely believe that it can be part of legacy of current U.S. administration

If we will say that the invitation is there, it would be like a final verdict for Russia. So that's it, so you can't raise the stakes using this topic anymore - Kiev's ambassador to NATO Galibarenko states.