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It will be ironic if after all Putin's complaints about NATO the response to this is to strengthen NATO's capabilities in Europe.
by tonyedgecombe 5y ago
It will be ironic if after all Putin's complaints about NATO the response to this is to strengthen NATO's capabilities in Europe.
- microtonal 5y agoThat must have been a calculated risk of Putin. This was going to happen, besides neutral European countries reconsidering NATO membership (e.g. Sweden, Finland, Austria). Especially because they cannot join NATO once they are in a military conflict. I can't imagine that he wouldn't have foreseen this. Except if he'd thought to replace leadership in Ukraine in a few days, Western countries would impose some sanctions, and would move on as usual (as happened after the annexation of Crimea and MH-17).