Posted on 03/17/2025 5:43:13 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
An agreement that if Ukraine ever attacks Russia, we come to Ukraine’s defense with extreme prejudice?
Great idea, wonder why nobody else thought of it?
“Tricky that. Maybe Russia should consider whether it wants to get into a serious argument in that direction.”
Russia doesn’t want to mess with Finland. But very soon after Finland joined NATO, Russia decided the NATO attempt to surround it wasn’t tenable. So it went after the country that had been preparing for war and killing innocent Russian speaking citizens.
I get what you are saying. It sounds very Hawkish.
But in my opinion, M.A.D. deturrence works.
We were too squeamish about Ukraine before the war, and even during the start of the war. It’s basically like sending an invitation. Including all that handwringing about whether to send F16s and all that.
I think the Trump doctrine is not to equivocate. Send a strong, clear message. It makes geopolitics a lot less foggy when you draw clear lines and have proven you will protect those lines.
We are ready to go to war to ensure we can continue our policy of provocatively expanding the borders of the alliance we established to prevent war!
Military Summary Channel
https://youtu.be/pth_Z3Aey_U?si=yFmyxfZB3r7tqL08
No nonsense. Just the facts
It wouldn’t matter if the were in NATO since no members have the balls to stand up to Russian aggression regardless.
Poor little Cut and Paste War Bot. You time is almost up.
All your efforts and Lies Failed.
Putin and Russia for the WIN!
And of course, the American Taxpayer.
It’s not all that bad. You could always learn to code with Marcus. LOL!
YouCrayne will not be a Member of NATO Maxipad.
Note: Finland joined NATO in April 2023, BECAUSE Russia had invaded Ukraine. This was a reaction to Russias little indulgence.
It might be a member of OTAN however!
Thats NATO in French.
IS Russia willing to give an ironclad guarantee that it will never threaten or attack Ukraine or any European country outside Russia’s current borders, assert historical claims on other countries, or seek to change its borders? What form would that take and what would it be worth? Maybe we could all put up “War Free Zone” signs...
Russia should be given the same type of guarantee that Russia gave in the Budapest Memorandum to respect and defend Ukraine’s territorial borders.
Russia needs to be mindful about precipitating a reorganization of
a somewhat dysfunctional NATO.
If (big if) the Euros pull it together- there will be a material change on the playing field in the next few years
Russia sucks, Ukraine sucks, and the Russians are right on this one.
We don’t have to like or agree to the Russian perspective, but they’ve demonstrated their will on this subject by invading.
Either we agree on the point, or lose ALL of Ukraine to them.
It is that simple.
Hey Z Man?! Your move.
Tell Putin to get out of the way of President Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize and agree to his ceasefire deal.
Tell your Momz to stop calling me.😄
About as ironclad as was the Budapest accord guaranteeing territorial integrity of Ukraine!
Yes, but that’s also why Putin feels like he’s being slowly taken down.
It’s amazing that no matter how many times you tell the “Ukraine in NATO!” people the consequences of that action, they still yammer about getting the Ukraine into NATO.
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