While NATO will do everything in its power to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression, the alliance simply cannot invite Ukraine to be a member at this stage. Doing so would bring the United States and NATO into direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine needs to have a successful counteroffensive, secure a ceasefire, and then its entry into NATO can proceed.
This latest NATO summit in Lithuania continued to demonstrate the anti-Russian attitude of the US-led Atlantic Alliance. Not only does NATO openly describe Russia as its primary threat, but continues to pile further military resources on Russia's borders. Then, NATO has the gall to continue blaming Russia for the outbreak of this conflict — a historical inaccuracy to say the least.