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I thought the invasion of Crimea was to prevent Ukraine from getting too close to NATO. It appears to have worked.
by yardie 9y ago
I thought the invasion of Crimea was to prevent Ukraine from getting too close to NATO. It appears to have worked.
- mikeash 9y agoI agree. There's no way NATO would bring Ukraine in now, since it would inevitably mean war with Russia for the whole alliance. Defensive alliances are tricky that way: the goal is to deter aggression, but if such an alliance looks to be coming but hasn't been set up, it can encourage aggression instead. Meta: I noticed my original reply above got downvoted. I wonder why. I just stated facts, with no real tone of any kind that I can tell.