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You didn't even mention the name of one european country outside Ukraine and Russia. Your vision is US centric.
by ekabod 5y ago
You didn't even mention the name of one european country outside Ukraine and Russia. Your vision is US centric.
- jmyeet 5y agoBecause the US is the driving force bheind this. European countries such as Germany opposed Ukraine joining NATO [1]. European opposition blunted Bush's effort to set a timetable on Ukraine and Georgia, which is how it became a noncommittal open-ended "open door" policy. What's more, countries like Germany have deeper econmic ties to Russia because of natural gas in particular. European countries are, as a general rule, less interested in alienating and isolating Russia. And there's really no difference between political parties in the US either. George W Bush's open door policy from 2008 has survived 3 subsequent administration from both parties. It's US foreign policy that drove invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, supports Saudi Arabia in Yemen and Israel in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. [1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/world/europe/03nato.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/world/europe/03nato.html