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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by ceejayoz on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:59PM (#35427325)
> 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.

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Re:Finland Becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April by bshipp on Monday April 03, 2023 @01:45PM (#35428159)
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.

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