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>There is no upside to appeasing Putin anymore. The upside is to avoid nuclear war. Believe it or not, prior to the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian peoples wa
by itsoktocry 5y ago
>There is no upside to appeasing Putin anymore.
The upside is to avoid nuclear war. Believe it or not, prior to the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian peoples wanted peace, too. Joining NATO wouldn't have done so.
The idea that disputes between countries all over the map should lead to NATO involvement is dangerous. It's astounding how so many people don't seem to understand this. Of course, if you say, "How would we react?" it's "whataboutism".
- bayesian_horse 5y agoUkraine actually applied to NATO in 2006. You label the invasion of Ukraine a "dispute"? It's a war of unilateral aggression involving war crimes and genocide. The point of NATO membership of Finland and Sweden is to avoid military conflicts. Putin proved to the world that he does not abide by any norm or treaty, so not joining NATO will give those countries no security from his forces should he decide attacking them is in his best interests.