Well, there are no NATO bases on Ukrainian territory, are there? Anyhow, if V. Putin’s worried about a NATO “threat” he’s chosen a funny way to deal with it because his invasion of Ukraine has caused NATO to deploy more military forces to its front-line member states. So if we take your explanation of his actions at face value, then Puti…
Well, there are no NATO bases on Ukrainian territory, are there? Anyhow, if V. Putin’s worried about a NATO “threat” he’s chosen a funny way to deal with it because his invasion of Ukraine has caused NATO to deploy more military forces to its front-line member states. So if we take your explanation of his actions at face value, then Putin is a fool.
But we’d be foolish to take Putin’s stated reasons for invading Ukraine at face value. He’s not fearful of NATO aggression. That’s a lie carried over from the Cold War, when the USSR made the same false claim. Putin is attempting to recreate the defunct Russian imperium. And that pattern of aggression is bound to galvanize opposition. So Putin’s actually responsible for the “threat” he complains about. But you seem determined to find excuses for what he’s doing. Why is that?
I'm just trying to fill You in on the context of everything.
But at least there is some good news now, that just broke a few minutes ago. The office of the Ukrainian president announced that Ukraine agreed to peace talks with Russia now on the border between Ukraine and Belarus. Let's hope this can bring an end to this war.
Well, there are no NATO bases on Ukrainian territory, are there? Anyhow, if V. Putin’s worried about a NATO “threat” he’s chosen a funny way to deal with it because his invasion of Ukraine has caused NATO to deploy more military forces to its front-line member states. So if we take your explanation of his actions at face value, then Putin is a fool.
But we’d be foolish to take Putin’s stated reasons for invading Ukraine at face value. He’s not fearful of NATO aggression. That’s a lie carried over from the Cold War, when the USSR made the same false claim. Putin is attempting to recreate the defunct Russian imperium. And that pattern of aggression is bound to galvanize opposition. So Putin’s actually responsible for the “threat” he complains about. But you seem determined to find excuses for what he’s doing. Why is that?
I'm just trying to fill You in on the context of everything.
But at least there is some good news now, that just broke a few minutes ago. The office of the Ukrainian president announced that Ukraine agreed to peace talks with Russia now on the border between Ukraine and Belarus. Let's hope this can bring an end to this war.