Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April
by unmole on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:21AM
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> The invasion occurred because of Ukraine's movement toward the EU
What meaningful move did Ukraine make towards joining EU to trigger an invasion?
Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April
by bshipp on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:34AM
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You mean beyond the 2014 Maidan Revolution and restoration of the 2004 constitutional modifications that began the process of moving toward the EU? Or the 2019 constitutional amendment that placed joining the EU and NATO as a strategic objective for Ukraine?
Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April
by unmole on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:09AM
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> r the 2019 constitutional amendment that placed joining the EU and NATO as a strategic objective for Ukraine?
TIL!
Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April
by ceejayoz on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:59PM
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> Or the 2019 constitutional amendment that placed joining the EU and NATO as a strategic objective for Ukraine?
Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014. Pretending this counts is like charging a rape victim with criminal assault because they fought back.
Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April
by bshipp on Monday April 03, 2023 @01:45PM
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Please don't misunderstand me, Ukraine is a sovereign country with the right to choose their own destiny. The only blame to be assigned is on Russia.
I was just outlining the timeline and showing that their desire to join EU/NATO was not something dreamt up post-2022.
The invasion occurred because of Ukraine's movement toward the EU which, eventually, would curtail the ability of Putin and the oligarchs to swindle Russias oil and gas wealth through rampant price fixing and kick-backs. Everything else was rhetoric.