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I'm not so sure on that. We didn't offer Ukraine entrance to NATO because we were already appeasing Putin, and Putin wants buffer states. People aren't going t
by salawat 5y ago
I'm not so sure on that. We didn't offer Ukraine entrance to NATO because we were already appeasing Putin, and Putin wants buffer states.
People aren't going to leave NATO... Unless their faith in the mitual defense pact is shaken. Honestly, I don't see this stopping. I see plenty of different scenarios arising out of different levels of commitment to in-theater action.
I have this horrible feeling that it'll be war. A-bloody-gain. And possibly a two-fronter.
- jfengel 5y agoThe difference, I think, is that Ukraine wanted NATO to defend them, but NATO wasn't sold on the idea. Ukraine isn't culturally aligned with the rest of Europe; they might like to be but they have a long way to go. Finland and Sweden never asked to be in NATO, largely because they assumed that it would never be required. They are culturally aligned with Europe, but figured they could avoid conflicts without having to commit themselves. This might change their minds. If Putin doesn't take that for an answer, it will indeed be war, and a much, much worse one.