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To: PIF

Ukraine must enter NATO. It is the ultimate guarantee of peace in Europe.

“If a Divided Germany Could Enter NATO, Why Not Ukraine?”

“West Germany joined NATO in 1955, choosing security over immediate territorial integrity. Some suggest the same path could be the best guarantee for Ukraine.”

“Though peace seems distant, the United States and Europe are debating how to guarantee Ukraine’s security once the fighting with Russia stops, even without a total victory by either side. West Germany may provide a model, a precedent for admitting a divided country into NATO.

Despite its division and unhappy role as the border between nuclear armed rivals during the Cold War, West Germany became a NATO member in 1955, benefiting from the alliance’s protection, without ever giving up its commitment to unification, finally realized in 1989.

For Ukraine, much will depend on the shape of the battlefield after its coming counteroffensive, and whether the outcome leads to some kind of extended cease-fire, relatively stable borderlines, or even peace talks.”

https://archive.ph/OxjV7


3 posted on 05/26/2023 5:45:11 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: PIF

“A video obtained by Ukrainska Pravda, showing the alleged detonation of a naval drone next to the Ivan Khurs.”

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1662072644106166272


4 posted on 05/26/2023 5:45:23 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: SpeedyInTexas
Ukraine must enter NATO. It is the ultimate guarantee of peace in Europe.

Yes, and no. Presently Ukraine has benefited from NATO donating older, non-essential military equipment to Ukraine's war effort. Most likely, Ukraine in whatever borders result from the end of this conflict with Russia will rejoin with Poland in a new Commonwealth, which will have nuclear weapons. Once that is in the nuclear club, NATO's help will not be greatly needed. Russia as a unified state could collapse because of this disastrous war, and Belarus is only Russia's ally because of Lukashenko's dictatorship. Things could change more than people imagine if Russia loses the war.
60 posted on 05/27/2023 1:17:37 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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