Jill Dougherty on Ukraine Joining NATO: The Russians Are Trying to ‘Exploit Any Division Among the Allies’

BLITZER And Jill let ░░░░░░░░ follow up The U ░░░░░░░░ says the NATO members ░░░░░░░░ will be meeting next ░░░░░░░░ at the summit in ░░░░░░░░ will not admit Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ the alliance at least ░░░░░░░░ yet But how much ░░░░░░░░ any progress toward that ░░░░░░░░ actually feed Putin s ░░░░░░░░ DOUGHERTY Well he obviously ░░░░░░░░ not want any expansion ░░░░░░░░ NATO whatsoever But I ░░░░░░░░ what the Russians are ░░░░░░░░ to do is exploit ░░░░░░░░ division among the allies ░░░░░░░░ between the allies So ░░░░░░░░ issue of should Sweden ░░░░░░░░ Obviously Finland already is ░░░░░░░░ Sweden is a big ░░░░░░░░ And because there are ░░░░░░░░ in terms of Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine should ultimately be ░░░░░░░░ any type of promise ░░░░░░░░ indication that it could ░░░░░░░░ a member that s ░░░░░░░░ the Russians are going ░░░░░░░░ try to exploit as ░░░░░░░░ as possible any type ░░░░░░░░ division So what NATO ░░░░░░░░ trying to do obviously ░░░░░░░░ figure out how it ░░░░░░░░ give security guarantees to ░░░░░░░░ which are crucial and ░░░░░░░░ how they can present ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine that would ░░░░░░░░ forward looking in terms ░░░░░░░░ possible membership.”