Amid high tensions with Ukraine and the West, Vladimir Putin has demanded that NATO freeze its expansion further into Eastern Europe (NPR, IntelliNews, Council on Foreign Relations). For the purposes of this question, formal progression in the NATO accession process consists of a country 1) reaching a new stage of any of the seven stages listed under the accession process section (NATO - Enlargement), 2) receiving an invitation to participate in a Membership Action Plan (NATO - Membership Action Plan), or 3) entering into “Intensified Dialogue” (NATO - Enlargement, see "Aspirant countries").

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The question closed "Yes" with a closing date of 29 June 2022.

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