RE: Russia and Ukraine
September 28, 2022 at 4:44 pm
(This post was last modified: September 28, 2022 at 4:45 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 28, 2022 at 11:11 am)Jehanne Wrote:Putin can't knock ukraine over, he's not lining anything with nukes. Your worst fears are beyond his ability, if that helps. Standard dictator problem. Only as good, or as bad-as.(September 28, 2022 at 11:03 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: So, NOT because Ukraine wanted to join NATO, then?
Boru
That was probably a secondary reason, but, I think that the principle reason was land. Again, if Ukraine (in whole or in part) joins NATO, Putin could simply line the border with thermonuclear weapons and blow them to bits if war ever broke out.
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