boom one target down ... now tie to the EU
NATO is tied to the EU. Also, when the DS ousted Ukrainian President, Yanukovich, part of the reason for that is that the DS was forcing Ukraine to join NATO and Yanukovich didn't want to.
tied yes but also separate.
I think this is what you're referencing:.
Out of the 27 EU member states, 21 are also members of NATO. Another four NATO members are EU applicants—Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Turkey. Two others—Iceland and Norway—have opted to remain outside of the EU, however participate in the EU's single market. The memberships of the EU and NATO are distinct, and some EU member states are traditionally neutral on defence issues. Several EU member states were formerly members of the Warsaw Pact. Denmark has an opt-out from the CSDP.[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union–NATO_relations
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