Ping.
The North Atlantic Council got together, and after considerable debate, they decided to read the United Nations Charter. Having done so, and after considerable debate, they agreed to confer with the NATO-Ukraine Commission. If nothing comes of that, they will then discuss this compelling matter with the NATO-Russia Council. They hope that they will not be forced to draft a strongly worded letter, but no options are off the table.
Well, that's the problem... half of Ukraine wants to stick with Russia and not get sucked into the EU's version of socialist muck.
“NATO Allies will continue to support Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and the right of the Ukrainian people to determine their own future, without outside interference. “
We’ll see what they mean by “support”
Here’s what Putin said last Fall.....
Putin’s Hypocrisy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3128676/posts
The Ukraine is not a member of NATO.
“without outside interference”
there is some hypocrisy in that statement
the Euros were used “soft” bribes
and Putin was more direct and offered a direct bribe to not take the “outside influence” presented by the Euros
there is some unhealthy dishonesty in pretending that Ukraine has not been a proxy venue of “outside influnce” from east AND west, in a tug of war between them
from both east and west there has been too much an “all or nothing” attitude
Actually should read: "The North Atlantic Council condemns the reformed Soviet Union's military escalation in Crimea."