{"id":1967920,"date":"2023-07-09T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-mccaul-warns-admitting-ukraine-into-nato-could-lead-to-war-with-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T13:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:48:51","slug":"michael-mccaul-warns-admitting-ukraine-into-nato-could-lead-to-war-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-mccaul-warns-admitting-ukraine-into-nato-could-lead-to-war-with-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"McCaul warns NATO membership for Ukraine may provoke &#8216;war with Russia&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-mccaul-warns-admitting-ukraine-into-nato-could-lead-to-war-with-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Michael McCaul Warns of Potential War if Ukraine Joins NATO<\/h2>\n<p>During an appearance on CNN&#8217;s State of the Union, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued a stark warning about the consequences of Ukraine joining NATO. He expressed concerns that such a move could escalate tensions between the United States and Russia, potentially leading to war.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s recent interview, where he expressed support for Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership, McCaul emphasized the need for caution. He suggested taking an &#8220;incremental&#8221; approach, as rushing the process could have disastrous outcomes.<\/p>\n<h3>A Strategic Approach<\/h3>\n<p>According to McCaul, Ukraine must first secure a victory in the counter-offensive and establish a ceasefire before engaging in peace negotiations. He stressed that immediate admission into NATO would trigger Article Five, potentially plunging the United States into a conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>As the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, McCaul believes it is premature to discuss Ukraine&#8217;s NATO membership. He proposed that once a settlement between Ukraine and Russia is reached, the country could be considered for admission.<\/p>\n<h3>Support for Biden&#8217;s Decision<\/h3>\n<p>McCaul expressed approval for President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-on-pentagon-to-restore-nsa-general-counsel-michael-ellis-to-active-service\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy Calls on Pentagon to Restore NSA General Counsel Michael Ellis to Active Service\">recent decision<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-send-cluster-munitions-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"US to provide Ukraine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cluster-bomb-kills-ukrainian-child-and-two-others-at-kindergarten-amnesty-international-says\/\" title=\"Cluster Bomb Kills Ukrainian Child and Two Others at Kindergarten, Amnesty International Says\">cluster munitions<\/a>.&#8221;>provide cluster munitions<\/a> to Ukraine, a country currently ravaged by war. Cluster munitions are known for their devastating impact, capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-mccaul-warns-admitting-ukraine-into-nato-could-lead-to-war-with-russia\/\" title=\"McCaul warns NATO membership for Ukraine may provoke 'war with Russia'.\">causing damage equivalent<\/a> to four football fields. However, their use has been widely criticized, leading to over 100 countries banning the weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to McCaul&#8217;s stance, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Sara Jacobs (D-CA) have introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that seeks to prohibit the transfer of cluster munitions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) cautioned that Ukraine&#8217;s entry into NATO may lead to a US-Russia conflict. Speaking on CNN&#8217;s State of the Union, McCaul responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#8217;s interview, where he stated that most NATO nations support Ukraine&#8217;s membership. McCaul, a Texas representative, expressed concern over the potential consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1967921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}