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123 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Nov \ parent \ on: How To Really Weaken Russia charts_and_numbers
Probably not, but they have applied for NATO membership before.
Present Russia never applied for NATO membership, USSR did in 1954.
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This must be what I was remembering: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/ex-nato-head-says-putin-wanted-to-join-alliance-early-on-in-his-rule
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Yes, although, I thought that they had settled on Terrists as the new boogeyman. They had to switch over again when they found Putin was not as amiable to western hegemony as Yeltsin was and they needed a new boogeyman.
The problem is that Putin is not quite the fearful pushover the NeoCons thought he was. Now they are looking the mushroom cloud right in the face. I think there will be a lot of angry people all around the world looking for those who caused these problems, and they won’t find them in Russia.
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"Wanted" and actually legally "applied" are two different things.
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Yeah, I remembered it wrong. The point was the same either way, though. If NATO were primarily concerned about defending Europe, it would consider admitting Russia.
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Russia is natural enemy for big part of Europe, have been for centuries. Where I live there is no other country we are afraid about invading us. Ok, historically Germany could be the other one.
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They did that long ago, before the current contretemps. I think that they have lost all trust of the EU, NATO ATON and the West. Trust is hard earned and easily lost!
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