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A comment on Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022. Parent comment

Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by indymike on Saturday February 26, 2022 @10:13PM (#30485019)
I'm pretty sure if Ukraine survives this, they will be NATO members quickly.
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by themacguffinman on Sunday February 27, 2022 @12:54AM (#30485778)
Only if Ukraine somehow also quickly recovers the territory it lost in 2014. NATO requires that new members have zero disputed territories before they join because territorial disputes could immediately force NATO to intervene.
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by indymike on Sunday February 27, 2022 @09:14AM (#30488585)
Exceptions will be made. This situation was created by this rule and inflexible administration.
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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by will4274 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @03:18PM (#30492073)
Ukraine also has a Nazi problem. Putin used it as a pretext for this war inside Russia, but outside of wartime, folks in Berlin and DC consider it a real problem for closer alliance too.

Ukraine also has a corruption problem.

I think NATO will keep Ukraine on the cusp for 20 years like they did with Romania, before they allow them to join.

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Re:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb 26, 2022 by indymike on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:36PM (#30493456)
You could say that about the US, too.
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