Short answer–not at this time. NATO is a “collective security” organization. If any one member is attacked, all the other members are obligated to come to that member’s aid. The countries in NATO are reasonably aligned with one another and most would, no doubt, defend a victim of aggression. (I have my doubts about Turkey and the U.S. if Trump wins a second term.)
The problem is that Ukraine is already at war. Were Ukraine made a member, NATO members would be called upon to join in a war against Russia. I don’t think many of them, including the U.S., are prepared to take that step.
That doesn’t mean that NATO members can’t aid Ukraine, and they have been. Covert aid, or even overt aid, however, is much different than a declaration of war.
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