vandermik

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by vandermik 5y ago
> Gorbachev himself admitted there was no such formal agreement. "There would be no extension of NATO’s jurisdiction for forces of NATO one inch to the east," Secretary of State James A. Baker told Mr. Gorbachev in 1989 The Nat
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by vandermik 5y ago
> Ukraine has no chance of joining NATO too (and never did while the conflict in eastern Ukraine continued). Then why not declare it on paper with both Ukraine and NATO guarantees? That's all Russia wanted during negotiations last f
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by vandermik 5y ago
I was thinking you mentioned some fake "genocide" happened during the last 10 years. Both Russia and Ukraine blame this on each other sometime. Yes, Holodomore did happened, and like it mentioned in the article it was only a part
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by vandermik 5y ago
What makes you think that? Are we discussing "Understanding the War in Ukraine" or calling each other names? I'm not support this war in any sense. But at least I understand the reasons behind it. I'm actually not awared
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by vandermik 5y ago
sure, and good thing neither did happen
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by vandermik 5y ago
> but Mexico somehow regained independence, would it really sound so strange if Mexico started seeking alliance with China to prevent it from happening again? Absolutely not, and Ukraine has all the legal rights to do it. But that change
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by vandermik 5y ago
US can elect a president that could actually build a wall
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by vandermik 5y ago
Mexico was used in that analogy just because it's on US borders. If this analogy seems unrealistic to you, try replace Mexico with Cuba. Could two independent countries (USSR and Cuba) agreed to place nukes close to US borders in the 6
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by vandermik 5y ago
The good analogy on Ukraine crisis. Imaging if Mexico joined Russian military alliance (created specifically against US) and decided to put Russian troops and bases on their territory. What would happened to Mexico? Would US allowed that?
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by vandermik 5y ago
To get better understanding what's really driving Russian government and Putin I strongly recommend to watch this talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7Ng75e5gQ
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Cursor keys belong at the center of your keyboard(tonsky.me)
1 points by vandermik 9y ago|0 comments
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by vandermik 11y ago
There is also AWSMTV http://awsmtv.com/ 24/7 non-stop music television