[Cronos]

It's not that simple. Poland had treaties with the UK and France. Take the case today - if Russia invades ANY Baltic state, NATO needs to take action, because of treaties.

Ukraine did not sign up to any treaties. It also wasn't sure about this -- unlike Georgia for instance

Also, due to centuries of Moscow steamrolling over the people of the Ukraine, they have not had a chance to create a sense of nationhood - heck, many just speak Russian

[Greetings_Puny_Humans]

It's not that simple. Poland had treaties with the UK and France. Take the case today - if Russia invades ANY Baltic state, NATO needs to take action, because of treaties.

The next challenge to NATO will be this: "Should we risk nuclear war for a little country like Latvia?" If the answer is "no," then NATO collapses. This is the end-goal of Russian military strategy. Ukraine is just the second stage, after Georgia.