The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is not ready to offer membership to Ukraine. The same applies to an invitation to join the alliance, according to US Ambassador to NATO, Julianne Smith. The US is now not ready to invite Ukraine to join NATO, which is a key point in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s victory plan. “The alliance has not, to date, reached the point where it is prepared to offer membership or an invitation to Ukraine,” Smith said. She emphasized that the US intent is to “keep moving them (Ukrainians) closer to NATO.” Ukraine’s NATO membership A new wave of disc…