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Ukraine to seek NATO invitation in Brussels
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Posted By: Moritz55, 11/29/2024 5:35:30 PM

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is urging NATO leaders to invite Ukraine to join the Western military alliance during a meeting in Brussels next week, according to a letter sent to alliance leaders—reflecting the country's frenzied push to gain membership in the alliance in the final days of Biden's presidency. The letter, first reviewed by Reuters, comes as Ukraine has re-upped its request for NATO membership to help put an end to Russia's war, including a recent uptick in attacks on its energy infrastructure. It also comes as the Biden administration has granted Ukraine new permissions to fight back against Russia in their final months in office.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: danu 11/29/2024 5:44:12 PM (No. 1845237)
the griftathon is over for the rodent
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Reply 2 - Posted by: mc squared 11/29/2024 5:45:05 PM (No. 1845238)
My house is burning, can I get insurance?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: czechlist 11/29/2024 7:09:32 PM (No. 1845269)
If Russia is so powerful as to threaten Western Europe/NATO why hasn't it defeated Ukraine after almost 3 years of conflict? IMO Because it is all Western propaganda fear tactics to continue funding their military industrial complex - Blackrock, Vanguard, State Street Your 401k is invested in Ukrainian death and destruction
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Reply 4 - Posted by: rochow 11/29/2024 9:11:34 PM (No. 1845341)
Zelinsky start by letting the people of the Ukraine vote. It just might be that they are sick and tired of you.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Birddog 11/29/2024 10:35:11 PM (No. 1845392)
NO! No NEW "members" who are already IN a State of War. Allowing them in requires a unanimous declaration of WAR by ALL members of NATO first. Ukraine should have a full/fair/free election first, partly to elect a Legal Govt, partly with ballot initiatives with questions about asking for NATO membership/or not, another for simply acknowledging the transfer of Crimea/or not, and another about the Dunbas and it's future. It WAS an "autonomous region", free to do what it pleased, NOT a unified part of Ukraine.(Essentially a Puerto Rico/Guam/Virgin Islands...or maybe a Guantanamo?) Most people there are ethnically Russian, and only a minority even speak Ukrainian, nearly ALL speak Russian(over 90%), Russian was the "Official language, and ONLY official language of the Govt there", Ukrainian(and other minority Languages) were only even "Allowed in Govt meetings/filings/courts" beginning a handful of years ago..
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Birddog 11/29/2024 10:38:38 PM (No. 1845394)
Ukraine DID have an election about EU membership already...no majority, it was a basically equal plurality of "remain as is...Join EU...Join Russian aligned nations"
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Reply 7 - Posted by: smak90 11/29/2024 10:45:11 PM (No. 1845401)
We can let Ukraine replace the US in NATO. We no longer need to be a member.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Strike3 11/30/2024 7:58:30 AM (No. 1845604)
No. That's what drove Putin crazy in the first place. I like #7 suggestion, that would ensure that NATO falls apart due to lack of funding, most of which US Taxpayers provide to protect a Europe that hates us but they love our money.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Alecto2 11/30/2024 8:57:44 AM (No. 1845664)
Can't do that #8, Nato is the last bastion and retirement sinecure of the all the lousy European leaders and our decrepit neocons.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Zigrid 11/30/2024 10:06:34 AM (No. 1845723)
As a settlement is coming round the corner...Ukrainian oligarchs who stand to loose their money source are pleading for NATO to get involved...it's smacks of covering your posteriors....WE don't want anymore involvement and nothing Zelinsky can say will convince US..his war and future is our business...russia should never have started this mess...but he ..putin...felt ole Joe wouldn't stop the invasion...so why not....now WE know...why not..the Military Industrial Complex has won....
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Reply 11 - Posted by: janjan 11/30/2024 10:42:01 AM (No. 1845759)
I expect Trump will have more influence over this than Zelensky might think.
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