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> What bad thing would have happened to Russia, had Putin not decided to attempt an invasion? Ukraine would've joined NATO. [1] There was no reason for the US
by 4gotunameagain 3y ago
> What bad thing would have happened to Russia, had Putin not decided to attempt an invasion?
Ukraine would've joined NATO. [1]
There was no reason for the US to contemplate, if not to pursue, Ukraine to be joining NATO.
Could you consider the collective panic and US reaction if a bordering state were to join the CSTO for example ?
Coups have been performed in countries much farther for much less. [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations#Presidency_of_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy_(from_2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93NATO_relations...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...
- The_Colonel 3y ago> Ukraine would've joined NATO. That's just speculation. Germany has vetoed Ukraine's accession in 2008 and their position was not changed until this war. Same for France. > Could you consider the collective panic and US reaction if a bordering state were to join the CSTO for example ? I think US is wise enough to not annex parts of its neighbors to provoke such a reaction.
- rsynnott 3y ago> Ukraine would've joined NATO. [1] … So what? Latvia and Estonia have been in NATO for ages. > Could you consider the collective panic and US reaction if a bordering state were to join the CSTO for example ? Would Poland, by the same token, be justified in invading Belarus?