Invite Ukraine to join NATO now

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In one month, NATO will hold a wartime summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. No issue will be more important than a decision about Ukraine’s future status with NATO. Alliance leaders should seize the moment and invite Ukraine to begin the process of joining NATO. We have just returned from separate trips to Europe. Unlike previous rounds of NATO enlargement, there is an emerging European consensus in favor of a clear path to membership for Ukraine. Two countries, for very different reasons, oppose taking action now: Hungary and the U.S. Hungary, acting for years as Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping’s stalking horse,...