Posted on 06/15/2023 6:51:28 PM PDT by Mariner
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that a loss to Russia could ultimately force the U.S. to choose between the “collapse of NATO” or going to war.
“If Ukraine would lose, if Russia would occupy Ukraine, Russia will continue going towards Baltic countries, Poland, etcetera,” Zelensky said in an interview with NBC News. “And they will start war with one of the NATO countries, and at this moment, the U.S. would have to choose the collapse of NATO or go to war.”
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are all members of NATO, as is Poland. An attack on any member of the alliance is “considered an attack against them all” under the treaty organization’s principle of collective defense.
Zelensky brought up the possibility of NATO involvement in response to the suggestion from some Republican politicians that the U.S. needs to limit its spending on the war in Ukraine.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — a 2024 Republican presidential candidate — previously described the war as a “territorial dispute,” while arguing that the U.S. should not become “further entangled” in the conflict. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also warned last fall that a Republican majority in the House would not write a “blank check” to Ukraine for aid.
“Is any candidate or senator who thinks it costs too much for the United States to support Ukraine, is he ready to go to war, to fight, to send his kids,” Zelensky said Thursday, adding, “Because anyway, they will have to do this if NATO gets involved.”
“It’s not Ukraine against Russia,” he said. “Russia is fighting against the civilized world.”
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He would prefer the entire world burn.
Act III is beginning.
We are at war with Putin because he won’t allow perverts in his country.
America is the evil empire now.
His idea is to drag us into this with NATO (mostly Americans as usual) The neocons just can’t get any more excited than when they see troops coming home in body bags.
That’s an easy choice. Protect our borders here. And we are being destroyed by the enemies within.
If Russia wins, I think they’ll be reluctant to get froggy for a while.
I’d sure like to see a US President try to explain to the American people why we must engage existential nuclear war over Latvia.
Or, Ukraine for that matter.
You are delusional
ALL sides in this exercise to kill off more “dangerous” white men and reduce america’s arsenal of equipment, are run by lunatics.
Collapse of NATO
I find it very hard to believe that you are not a supporter of Russia which is our historic enemy and a clear aggressor.
WE are the (neo)Marxists now, promoting a post-modern, collectivist, anti-human, globalist ideology. Small countries will align, or they will be overthrown via subversion. the DC deep-state is the new comintern
Sound familiar?
Looks like a good group to do a drive by draft on. Swap some clothes, hand them guns and send them on the offense.
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that a loss to Russia...”
Sounds like he’s finally listening to his generals.
Collapse NATO, which it should have when the Warsaw Pact dissolved 30 years ago.
Put me down for "collapse of NATO", please.
“I find it very hard to believe that you are not a supporter of Russia which is our historic enemy and a clear aggressor. “
I find it impossible to givva shit what you think.
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