[McGruff]

The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO.

[marcusmaximus]

Putin would have saved a lot of lives if he simply hadn’t invaded Ukraine.

[FormerFRLurker]

The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO.

Like Putin wouldn't have invaded them anyway. The guy is obsessed with recreating the USSR.

[dfwgator]

The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO.

"The Polish government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply given up Danzig."

[ought-six]

“The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO.”

Oh, bullsh!t. NATO was never a serious issue for Putin; it was just an excuse. Had Putin been serious about no NATO countries on Russia’s borders he would have attacked NATO years ago. Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia all share a border with Russia; and if Putin takes Ukraine you can add three more to that number: Slovak Republic, Hungary, and Romania. Putin has no fear of NATO.

[Neanderthal]

"The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO."

The Ukrainian government does only what our Deep State tells them to do. The DS is responsible for this whole mess.

[jarwulf]

What right does Russia have to dictate what Ukraine can and can’t do? If China threatened to nuke us if we didn’t pull all anti PRC movies does that give them the moral high ground if we don’t obey?