Looks like Putin is not having the effect he desired.
Great job Vlad, others tried to get the numbers past 50 and failed time and time again but your genius did it.
Just what we need, another pissant country mooching off the US because they refuse to defend themselves. Oy.
Finland and Sweden will likely join NATO sometime this week or next. Both were present at a closed door meeting of NATO this last week and their membership was very likely the topic of discussion or else they would not have been there.
Putin is building NATO.
“Ukraine invasion: petition for Finland to join Nato marks historic shift despite Russian threat”
“’50,000 signatures were gathered, triggering a debate in parliament, while a new poll shows more than 50 per cent of Finns support joining the Western alliance”
I’m surprised every Russian neighbor isn’t begging to join NATO at this point.
Russia has made very clear why they should.
This isn’t joining Costco.
Just as Obama was given the “Salesman of the Year” award by the National Rifle Association while he was in office, Putin deserves the NATO equivalent.