Natural gas, rare earth minerals: What's at stake for Ukraine (2022) Posted by endorphine on Sunday February 26, 2023 @04:00AM from the cbc.ca dept. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/natural-resources-ukraine-war-1.6467039 ( 3 comments | 3 points | on HN )
I think decades old NATO being tested for the first time, with the exact reason for it's existence, is a good enough reason.