Overview

• The One America News host proposed on his program that Russia be offered entry to the alliance to help end the war in Ukraine.
• He said any offer would depend on President Trump securing from Vladimir Putin an end to hostilities, economic cooperation, and resolution of territorial disputes.
• Gaetz invoked 1990s NATO–Russia outreach and cited figures like Madeleine Albright and Michael McFaul to argue the concept has precedent in policy debates.
• The Independent reported that an administration official claimed Putin agreed in an Alaska summit to allow an Article 5‑style security guarantee for Ukraine, which Trump envoy Steve Witkoff called game‑changing.
• No NATO process or U.S. policy to admit Russia has begun, and any membership bid would require unanimous approval from allies that currently label Russia a primary security threat.