[waffleiron]

Note the December 2008 in the quote, i.e. before Ukraine and after Georgia.

[_-david-_]

Georgia was in August 2008. You have the wrong quote. This quote is from from April 2008

>NATO welcomes Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_8443.htm