Ukraine has been welcomed into the European Union like a squatter—they can keep coming around but you’re not really one of us. At the NATO Summit meeting, European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen said this about Ukraine: “We are integrating our defence (sic) industries as if Ukraine was in the EU.” As if is not a real thing. This is political theater at its dumbest. They hand Ukraine the illusion of membership—flags, dinners, hashtags—but none of the actual guarantees. President Zelensky didn’t flinch. Either he missed the insult, or breadcrumbs are all he expects from this crowd. The post As-If Alliances appeared first on Redacted.