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I can speak from perspective of Poland. We simply don't want to have a border with Russia. If our eastern neighbors were part of NATO we could sleep more peacef
by jacekm 5y ago
I can speak from perspective of Poland. We simply don't want to have a border with Russia. If our eastern neighbors were part of NATO we could sleep more peacefully. We feared of what just happened with Belarus - Putin effectively took it over and we now have Russian troops near our border. Now, instead of worrying about cigarettes smugglers, we need to secure the border from Putin. Just two months ago we had to deal with the immigrants crisis that he's caused.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoInteresting, so is the idea that neutral buffer states are impractical in the long term, and it would be better to have them in NATO than Russian control?
- jacekm 5y agoGenerally speaking, yes (but again this is only Poland's perspective). Tbh you can't take anything for granted, being a NATO member does not guarantee that another member won't stab you in the back one day, but it makes it less likely.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoI can understand that from the Polish perspective. From the American perspective, I know that the United States is one of the only countries that is more aggressive and interventionist then Russia in the world. I don't want our military bumping up against Russia any more than it has to. I think there are risks to Poland from this as well.