Russia’s demands on NATO non-expansion is prelude to future aggression, Portnikov says. Political analyst explained that Russians are already preparing the ground for future interventions in former Soviet republics.

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1. NATO is a defensive organization. Everyone knows this.

   There’s no point in negotiating with Russua.

2. Hey, Russia, want to know how to stop countries from joining NATO? Stop giving them reasons to want to join NATO!

3. Sorry. You don’t get to dictate how other countries defend themselves when you’re the aggressor.

4. It’s concerning but it _would_ likely result in very different consequences to invading Ukraine. I’m not sure they dare to do it. They had flawed intel ahead of invading Ukraine regarding the reaction in the world and Ukraine’s own defense forces readily pushing them back until aids arrived. Can they trust their intel again? It’s a huge gamble, and even greater if they would do anything big here than towards Ukraine.

   Also, Russia is rearming along the Finnish border and such things but it’s hard to tell if it’s a reaction to Finland’s NATO ascenion or what. I mean, we’re arming ourselves quite a bit in the EU in general now, but it’s not to attack Russia. Russia can be expected to react in this fashion as well. Still, sure, who knows…

5. And I want Chipotle to guarantee I wont have explosive diarrhea after I eat it. But that’s just not gonna happen is it?

6. why do all politicians seem to avoid explaining in plain terms that NATO expansion and Putin’s enemy’s military industrial complex is only spread by Russian aggresssion. Don’t budge. Don’t negotiate. Force him to either capitulate or throw the world away on his own accord. I may not live – but i’d rather die a good guy then sit around while bad men go unchecked

7. Any country attacking civilians, deatroying cultures, killing POWs (the list goes on and on…) has no right to demand fuck all.

   NATO exists because of murderous demanding countries explicitly like russia. This is 101 basic.

8. You know. There’s a thing called sovereignty, and international law. And course there’s problems but in the whole. These rules, these understandings that we want co-operation, trade and mutual respect for each other’s culture, people, borders and heritage have kept us largely safe and living in peace. There is only one place that has the idea it can dictate and decide another countries future. 8 refuse to call it by anything other than Mordor. They have proven not even recently but historically what they are ok doing. And their reasons for doing so that are lies, falsehoods and built on sand. We have enabled this blood midget. We have been the catalyst to him thinking we’re cowardly. I don’t know about anyone else but that stings me reading it and I’m writing it. I’m not a warmonger. I don’t wish death. But I have principles that are not movable or up for discussion. I’m not saying everyone has to fight or that I have the balls either. But I can’t stop thinking I’m being a coward. When we are all so adamant who the fuckrey is being done by. How callous it is. How repugnant. I don’t personally like the comparison of putler to Hitler. He’s someone who doesn’t need killing but needs and agonising hideous sadistic death. That’s not right either. But too much has been done to many. Too much that can’t be forgotten.
   Putin is willing to send every last one of them to die in mud. It’s my belief the only way we can achieve a acceptable victory for Ukraine that attempts to honour all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Who have been maimed physically and mentally or who have an empty seat at the table. The EU needs to come together with a multi billion. Multi year plan.times are hard I understand. I’m not well off by any means. But I’ve got a 2 year old. There’s nothing I won’t give so that she can live not knowing war. But nobody in Ukraine does too. And it’s a genuine struggle for me. Who am I if i won’t go and fight ? We will only win this when putler realises that monterrey wise he cannot compete. Together we are one of the richest and strongest economies in the world. But it’s beginning to play on my mind that we while we have done so much more than anyone expected and as a UK citizen I’m proud of how we’ve been at the forefront and have held the torch when some doubted. But we must continue. We cannot abandon people who have fought like this for so long and sacrificed so much. Because “were tired” we don’t know what tired is.my prime minister said we’re with Ukraine for 100 years. So why is there a petition needed for ifv vehicles to be sent. I’m sick of the grandstanding. This is people’s lives every day gone. Ukrainians have nothing owed to us. Nothing to prove to us. They have surpassed every character trait. Obstacle or met it head on with no fs given regardless. If we won’t support a people who did the same in our history who lots call the “the greatest generation”
   Who the fuck are we???

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