Yes it is.
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Holodomor says hi.
Doesnât change a thing.
Yes, thatâs why I said âalmost none.â
Or the domino theory all along was right all along but only as the neocon game plan in Europe.
True.
Chechnya, Georgia, CrimeaâŚUkraine. Next up if they were given a chance?
It certainly has been true for NATO expansion in Europe.
Germany reunified in 1989 under the condition that NATO forces would not move an inch eastward. Since then, a mixture of bullying and persuasion has added 15 more countries.
Give NATO and inch and they take a mile.
Poor Finland. So sad they got annexed. They did everything they could to try and avoid being conquered by NATO, but in the end they gave up to the occupiers.
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Glad you are fluent russan speaker. Be careful around liberals. Russian is not well liked here. How is the vodka Drinking?
I am fluent in Engrish. But that is no big deal. I also am fond of Asahi Super Dry (beer) and also enjoy Shuzo from time to time.
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Sarcasm meterâŚredliningâŚredliningâŚ
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Finland has been pragmatic. Others would say fickle. That is how it has avoided foreign military occupation since independence in 1917.
In WW2, the Finns fought two wars with the Soviet Union and lost both and gave up territory both times. They then declared war on Germany and joined the winning team.
During the Cold War Finland remained neutral and avoided confrontations as part of its peace agreements with the Soviet Union. After the Cold War, it joined the EU and participated in NATO operations in Yugoslavia. NATO membership is mainly a formality at this point.
We will see if this just is another passing phase.
pure russian propaganda
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Where do you come up with this stuff? Pravda? There was never any such condition. The closest you will find is that the Soviets demanded and got the promise (Article 5 of the Treaty) that nuclear weapons and foreign troops not be stationed in the territory of former East Germany.
The Soviet Union did indeed vehemently oppose a united Germany to remain in NATO and negotiated a condition of âno extension of NATO jurisdiction for NATOâs forces one inch to the eastâ with the US, but ultimately, that condition was not part of the Unification Treaty.
Also, it was at this time when Gorbachev broached the subject of possibility of the Soviet Union joining NATO. It may have been sarcasm âŚ
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Looks like the One Horse Dog Face Pony Soldier Show should give Calipornia several billion dollars to get Calipornia back on its feet.
â â â â throwing money at some EU problem. Keep the monopoly money in our own damn country.
More bad news for Putin - Erdogan is in trouble and may well lose the election tomorrow.
His centre left opponent wants closer ties with the EU and ultimately to join.
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The communications are available online see for yourself.
Washington D.C., December 12, 2017 â U.S. Secretary of State James Bakerâs famous ânot one inch eastwardâ assurance about NATO expansion in his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on February 9, 1990, was part of a cascade of assurances about Soviet security given by Western leaders to Gorbachev and other Soviet officials throughout the process of German unification in 1990 and on into 1991, according to declassified U.S., Soviet, German, British and French documents posted today by the National Security Archive at George Washington University (http://nsarchive.gwu.edu).
NATO Expansion: What Gorbachev Heard | National Security Archive
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs has worked with US, Soviet, Russian, and Ukrainian leaders since the late 1980s. He discusses the history of NATO expansion based on his own experience, not just news reports. For more information see video starting at 4:15:
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Thatâs what I said. But that was a negotiation between Baker and Gorbachev over unified Germany being in NATO, not about whether the Germanys should unify. Gorbachev wanted Germany to leave NATO if they unified with the East. That verbal agreement by Baker ended up in the dust bin and never made it into the Treaty. Quite frankly, the USSR was given a seat at the table, but they never really had any legal say in either the matter of unification or in the matter of who joins or does not join NATO.
at least in Ukraine we know it will go to good use. No money to Cali
calipormia is a US State with US Citizens living there. You would rather ship our national treasure to Ukraine tells me a lot about the mindset of warmongers. One who has stock in and makes money in the arms trade would probably agree with you. I would not.
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living in th past? when someone says but, it means ignore the first train of thought⌠Charlie Tuna will never get selectedâŚ
