On this day 25 years ago, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary joined NATO – the first from the former Eastern Bloc
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On this day 25 years ago, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary joined NATO – the first from the former Eastern Bloc
by kakao_w_proszku
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From left to right –
Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, Czech Prime Minister Miloš Zeman, NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attending a ceremony marking the accession of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at NATO headquarters.
Note that this particular photo was taken in Brussels, March 16, 1999, four days after the formal entry of those countries to NATO.
And now Orban slowed down Finland and Sweden into NATO for 1,5 years, to make russians happy.
“Poland blackmailed itself into NATO”
– Sarcasmitron
To those who don’t know what i am referring towards:
https://youtu.be/FVmmASrAL-Q?feature=shared
Happier times.
This is the best thing that happened my country, Poland and 2 other countries. After hundreds of years of constant wars, destruction we finally could settle peace. Finally we could come closer to Western nations. Russia still considers Poland as sphere of influence and treats us as vassal state as this is how it was since late 18th Century. Glad we are in alliance made of democratic and free nations that don’t force by strength government or ruin your economy on purpose. This has been best 25 years Poland had throughout 1000 years history.
It’s like seeing an old high school photo and comparing the students’ later fates. Who became a doctor or a lawyer and who’s a drunken bum now.
To this day I respect people behind joining EU, NATO and first post-PRL government the most. The amount of work done, behind closed doors, negotiations is outstanding.
Ist that fucking Günther Jauch on the right?? Oh no, it’s Yung Orban
And if we didn’t Russian tanks would be “special operating” in Baltics and Poland now.
It has never been about Ukraine (or anyone else). It has always been about rebuilding Russia’s empire.
First step of pissing on the Russian bears leg. And nowadays people actually ask why Russia acts like they act. Just because they fight an European country instead of a third world Muslim country doesn’t mean that they are worse than the USA. Only difference is that the USA is apparently a democracy, so it’s the people there who are responsible for the decades of warmongering. That’s why there were also barely any innocents in the twin towers. The only innocents in there were children and foreigners who can’t vote in the USA.
And Hungary could pretty much grab their shit and get the fuck out of it
I hope for the day the Hungarians finally get rid of that orban piece of scum 🤮
And 8 days after this NATO started bombing of Yugoslavia without UN permission. US said they need to because of genocide in Kosovo, where Yugoslavian police foight against terrorists who used to kill policemans and civilians. Then in 2001 Al Kaida brought down twin towers in NY. Invasion on Iraq begun to fight terrorism. Now Israel are fighting against Hamas in Gaza and US is silence. Not all terrorists are bad, just one that are not fighting for US interests…
Best political decision our country has ever made
Joined the American empire.
I remember when Lithuania joined NATO and they said “whoever decides to make an enemy out of Lithuania will become an enemy of USA”
I thought back then that we will be safe, now i doubt that USA would send any troops
So glad to have our friends from Poland and Czech Republic among us
I wonder what those leaders would say about Orban.
We in Slovakia did not join the rest of V4 in NATO back then because we elected pro-Mafia PM Mečiar after the fall of communism who famously said “If they do not want us in the West, we will go to the East.” and we had to repair his damage to our democracy before we could join. After the 2023 election I think we have “voting like total retards” in our genes from the start 🙂
Mr. Solana was NATO’s chairman at that time. What an interesting political animal. A guy who did campaign against Spain’s adhesion to the NATO in the early 80’s, became the boss of the NATO 15 years later. That’s nuts.
T H I N Orby
Just out of curiosity? Why did Slovakia join later? I’m simply just curious and it isn’t a slight against them.
Great to be part of this.
The first eastern european states to join nato and still in it today, awesome!
Man
In retrospect maybe we should kick out the US and do our own thing
Miloš Zeman already looked like a life-long alcoholic. He must have strong genes to still be alive today at age 80.