WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 21: (L-R) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office of the White House September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. Zelensky is in the nation's capital to meet with President Biden and Congressional lawmakers after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden at thw White House
  • Biden has rejected Ukraine's NATO membership bid as part of a peace agreement.
  • It would weaken Biden's reelection chances, a foreign policy expert said.
  • Ukraine's accession to NATO would be perceived as an escalation by Russia.

US President Joe Biden appears to have drawn a line beneath Ukraine's bid for NATO membership.