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And nato was created to control and prevent the influence/expansion of USSR. Russia is not that threat anymore, so no major reason for nato to exist at all, let
by sfe22 5y ago
And nato was created to control and prevent the influence/expansion of USSR. Russia is not that threat anymore, so no major reason for nato to exist at all, let alone expand in Ukraine.
- shadowgovt 5y agoWell, Russia wasn't a threat. Putin unilaterally invading a neighboring country has just justified NATO's existence for another generation.
- JohnJamesRambo 5y agoDid anything prove they needed to be in NATO more than this invasion???
- sfe22 5y agoMaybe this would not have happened had nato not tried to expand to ukraine
- type0 5y ago> Russia is not that threat anymore, realistically China+Russia is that threat to the West today
- stjohnswarts 5y agoLOL NATO has every reason to exist as proven by what just happened. They can at least act as a united front and send unlimited arms and supplies to Ukraine.
- rtsil 5y agoPutin just extended NATO's lifetime by decades. And probably reinforced the idea of a EU defense system as well. The EU can't rely on US military support indefinitely, particularly since that support may vanish at the whim of the American voters.
- baq 5y agodude if Baltics weren't in NATO they'd be Russia since 2010.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> And nato was created to control and prevent the influence/expansion of USSR. It was built to provide collective regional security, in large part by binding the Western powers, who have frequently had disputes and divisions progress to war among themselves, together in an alliance wherein that would not occur. The USSR was a major immediate concern at the time NATO was formed, but regional security concerns did not evaporate when the USSR did.
- rsynnott 5y agoI'm not sure if you've noticed, but Russia just invaded Ukraine, which seems like exactly the sort of behaviour that would suggest some sort of check on Russia was required...