Russia wants Ukraine to be its economic and political thrall. Ukraine, after being subjugated, brutalized, and exploited, said fuck that! We want to escape corruption and be free!
NATO membership is voluntary. The only country interested in having Ukraine join NATO is Ukraine. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS XYZ?
There is only one country invading/threatening its neighbors in the area... who could that be???
Why did the Baltics want in NATO in the first place? Why did Finland and Sweden want to join all of a sudden? What ever could have motivated them???