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It's interesting to think about an alternative history where Russia joined NATO. As Putin did want to: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/ex-nato-h
by okasaki 4y ago
It's interesting to think about an alternative history where Russia joined NATO.
As Putin did want to:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/ex-nato-head-says-putin-wanted-to-join-alliance-early-on-in-his-rule https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/ex-nato-head-s...
- ycombinete 4y ago> did not want his country to have to go through the usual application process and stand in line “with a lot of countries that don’t matter > if and when Russia’s views are taken into account as those of an equal partner Equal to who? To Putin this means equal to all others combined. Certainly not those other countries that don’t matter.
- okasaki 4y agoThe article certainly doesn't give that impression. But maybe you were there and so you have some special insight that the rest of us don't?
- Aeolun 4y agoThey were in a great position to do so right before this whole mess started.