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The problem with this argument is that the NATO does not accepts members that do have territorial conflicts. How long would it have taken to resolve the krimea
by Paradigma11 5y ago
The problem with this argument is that the NATO does not accepts members that do have territorial conflicts.
How long would it have taken to resolve the krimea and donbas conflicts against the background of an antagonistic russia.
1 decade?
A few more are more likely if history is any guide.
It is somewhat ludicrous to suggest that russia would invade ukraine because ukraine might join NATO decades after putin leaves power.
Especially since putin has explained himself that he does not see ukraine as a souvereign nation on historical grounds and wants to correct that mistake.
The problem seems to me that there is a real breakdown in competency and responsibility in the russian regime. Just take a look at: https://twitter.com/peterliakhov/status/1495851796782362628 https://twitter.com/peterliakhov/status/1495851796782362628
This might be far more serious and dangerous than it might look.
- aszen 5y agoNATO can change the rules anytime, from the russian perspective you can't trust them. That is why russia wanted an official stance of not admitting them. If they were not going to admit them then why not say so out loud. Clearly their was a way to solve this matter peacefully but the west choose to ignore any demands for neutrality
- Paradigma11 5y agoNATO has always had an open door policy since its inception 1949. https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_49212.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_49212.htm This is never going to change. Memberstates might be amenable to vow to block certain admissions, or maybe not. There is zero chance of an unanimous vote to admit a country that has open territorial conflicts with russia. Its not within the power or responsibility of NATO to decide about ukraines neutrality. The charter of Paris, Budapest memorandum, https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_25468.htm https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_25468.htm .. (russia signed all those) all guarantee ukraine a free choice of military alliance.