'Ukraine has been on a path to NATO membership, alongside Georgia, since the 2008 Bucharest Summit'

Ukraine has insisted that NATO membership would be the only "real guarantee" for its security, but foreign ministers from the alliance sidestepped Kyiv's push for an invite ahead of Donald Trump's return to the US presidency. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade welcomes Dr Gavin Hall, NATO expert and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde. He says that although the formal position of NATO is to be open to a Ukrainian membership, it's uncertain whether every member is willing to accept it into the alliance.