Meaningful NATO membership would mean NATO troops stationed in Ukraine (otherwise the mutual defense agreement becomes non-credible) and Russia would not agree to that, so this proposal is funny in that it is unacceptable to both sides.
a good compromise will leave everyone unhappy
Ukraine gave up their nukes so that NATO membership was deemed unnecessary and we saw how that turned out. Asking more of them is criminal.
“Surely, Hitler will stop at just the Sudetenland.”
We’ve seen this story before. Appeasement is never the right answer. And that sucks, because the free world is probably being dragged into another world war. But better to draw the line early than let another dictator run rampant for years before taking action.
NATO membership has to be ratified by all members, often through parliamentary approval. This isn’t something that everyone will agree on so it’s not something that can be given away by Trump.
not something that can be given away by Trump.
Trump got the tariffs. Trump would be gone if the US had lost their soft power.
Lucy asked Charlie if he’d give it up for a kick at the football
