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If Russia invades Ukraine what should the NATO response be?
Why do you hold the view you do?
Why do you hold the view you do?
If Russia invades Ukraine what should the NATO response be?
Why do you hold the view you do?
You'd hope to keep the ordinary russian people out of the matter."Nuke em"? Seriously? That shouldn't even be an option on the OP survey, not even as a joke.
"Nuke em"? Seriously? That shouldn't even be an option on the OP survey, not even as a joke.
I hate saying this, I don't want it, but I think we should push them out and do it hard, so hard that Putin loses credibility.
The reason I think this is that Putin is genuinely dangerous to us all...
The following:
1) Extending his stay in charge longer and longer - His time running the nation is basically indefinate now.
2) He is outright oppressing his own people (I'm refering to his jailing of political opponents).
3) He poisoned people - with nerve agent. That's a clear message of aggression.
I went for #2 Full On, but it's very very important to communicate that will be the response ahead of time and coordinate the ducks in a row so it actually looks like it will happen or it won't be a deterrent and then it WILL happen which is not good because #2 can lead quickly to #1.
#3 and #4 won't deter or slow things down much after the fact
I think he's probably going to take it in the end.
I'm not sure why he really wants it though?
Figure out what's motivating him, and have a talk.
He strikes me as interested in maintaining power
And not particularly insane
And he already has plenty of power and personal wealth
"is this trip really necessary?"
But maybe there's something that's making him think it is
Other big players that keep him there only if he does X, etc
I think they are in a way better position than they were during Crimea - but it would be a matter of time before Russia overcame them.I wonder how hard the Ukrainian army will fight against the Russian military.
Yes - perhaps the western powers in the meantime could make it easier for prowesterners to get west and pro easterners to get east??Personally, I think it needs the space and time to make reforms by itself and maybe a split between East and West is the best long-term solution to the cultural struggle between pro-Russian and pro-EU groups.
Yes - and, worse of all, I think Putin would do it too.But a Russian invasion is forcing this decision on the Ukrainian people illegitimately and that is why it should be opposed.
Part of the impulse for choosing #2 seems to me to be to suggest that Russia has no case re Crimea or Ukraine Eastern provinces and that a Western woke agenda can simply be imposed on Ukraine by the will of the Western nations.
This could become a very bad situation if someone tries to do something really stupid.