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Russia would have to want to join, which it doesn't because (at the very least) NATO is it's existential 'Other' threat that justifies it's politics.
by kjs3 4y ago
Russia would have to want to join, which it doesn't because (at the very least) NATO is it's existential 'Other' threat that justifies it's politics.
- amichail 4y agoRussia did want to join NATO: 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...
- kjs3 4y agoYou might take the time to actually read that article. Ignoring the fact it's referencing hearsay from 22 years ago, the General says he told Putin the way to join NATO is simply to apply to join. Obviously, Putin did not want to join enough to, you know, ask to join. He told David Frost he "wouldn't rule it out", which is a loooooong way from actually wanting to do it. I'm sure that I could quickly Google up an example of something Putin "didn't rule out" and never did, but it's awfully clear at this point this isn't a good-faith conversation.