Re:Finland or Sweden joining NATO would spark Russian respon...
by watwut on Saturday February 26, 2022 @04:23AM
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No. Ukraine was attacked because Russia wants Ukraine territory a d is not accepting its right to exists as independent nation.
The above is Russian goal with or without talk about NATO. The debate about maybe joining NATO sometimes in future might have speed up Russian plans. But Russia objection to Ukraine in NATO is basically "it would made it harder to annex them".
The above is Russian goal with or without talk about NATO. The debate about maybe joining NATO sometimes in future might have speed up Russian plans. But Russia objection to Ukraine in NATO is basically "it would made it harder to annex them".