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> As the Nato secretary said, they will support Ukraine With words. EU has also supported Ukraine with words recently. I've seen ads on the telly making an e
by cies 5y ago
> As the Nato secretary said, they will support Ukraine
With words.
EU has also supported Ukraine with words recently.
I've seen ads on the telly making an emotional statement that "Ukraine is Europe".
Europe as a continent does not exist: it is a small corner of Asia. Eurocentricism needs to stop. This us-vs-them game needs to stop.
This invasion is terrible for normal people, Ukrainian (bombs), Russian (sanctions) and everyone else (instability, high prices). It could have been prevented if the "west"/NATO was not "pulling on" (arming) Ukraine. The NATO already have plenty places to make bases on Russian border.
See what happened to Cuba. The US/NATO also do not like bases on their border. They should have understood Russia also does not like that.
But then I believe NATO is more into the business of war then the business of peace.
- bhelkey 5y ago> With words. According to Wikipedia, many NATO members are either Arms or non-lethal aid suppliers. """ Arms suppliers: Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States Non-lethal military aid: Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Sweden, European Union, Belarusian opposition """[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#Alleged_clashes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai...
- posix_me_less 5y agoYeah but it's symbolic. It won't stop Russians, just prolong the suffering of people.
- bhelkey 5y ago> Yeah but it's symbolic. The US alone provided $2.5 Billion of aid [2]. That doesn't include Biden's $200 Million military aid package in 2022 [2]. [1] https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/can-jaw-jaw-in-the-west-really-stop-putin-rolling-into-ukraine-269ckjvcp https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/can-jaw-jaw-in-the-west-r... [2] https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2022/01/25/200m-in-javelins-other-anti-armor-systems-grenade-launchers-and-more-to-ukraine-dod/ https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2022/01/25/200m-in-jave...