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2018-07-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia threatens with ‘response’ if Sweden, Finland join NATO

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Posted by Fred 2018-07-25 00:20|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 You mean like sneaking your submarines into their waters and harbors?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-25 03:12|| 2018-07-25 03:12|| Front Page Top

#2 If you weren't acting like such a dick, they'd never consider it.

Posted by Mercutio 2018-07-25 08:30|| 2018-07-25 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Hmmm why would they want to join. Russian threats maybe?

Posted by European Conservative 2018-07-25 10:24|| 2018-07-25 10:24|| Front Page Top

#4 *Cough* Crimea *Cough*

Posted by Frank G 2018-07-25 11:25|| 2018-07-25 11:25|| Front Page Top

#5 "We wanted in, but the evil Trumpkins wouldn't allow it."

Posted by Bobby 2018-07-25 14:19|| 2018-07-25 14:19|| Front Page Top

#6 (1) It is not as if NATO would do anything to defend them. Russia would cut off German gas supplies and Germany would fight for a peaceful resolution over armed conflict and the countries would be occupied. (2) Nations that happen to be members of NATO might act to defend Sweden and Finland even without any kind of NATO response.
So having them join NATO may be pointless anyway.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-07-25 15:39|| 2018-07-25 15:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Surely just joining the EUSSR was the key to peace?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-25 16:30|| 2018-07-25 16:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Russia views NATO as an aggressive pact of hostile nations that ganged up on them. They have historical reasoning for this track of mind.

They felt off game after the fall, but Our intervention in the Balkans convinced them that we were setting roots too close to home.

Ergo, they let lose with Abkhazia and S-Osiettia. Georgia so to speak.

Then we threatened to prevent that port, so they invaded Ukraine. Pretty easy math from the Kremlin perspective.

Posted by newc 2018-07-25 22:36|| 2018-07-25 22:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Also, What If I want better relations with Russia but have given them no reason to want them. I re-explore this even though I know they have a dis-ingenious way of going about business.

But is worth a re-look with Every Executive.

Posted by newc 2018-07-25 22:37|| 2018-07-25 22:37|| Front Page Top

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