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moondust

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15. Orban

Reply to Klaralven (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 7, 2022, 02:04 PM

Feb 2022

Hungarian autocrat is pals with Putin, met with him a week ago, wants more cheap Russian gas, calls Russian demands reasonable. May have made a deal with Putin to veto Ukraine NATO membership in exchange for cheap gas and political support.

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Why isn't Ukraine a NATO ally? We would be in a much better position to stop Russia if it were. [View all] MoonRiver Feb 2022 OP

One of the requirements of NATO entry is that the state does not have unresolved military conflicts brooklynite Feb 2022 #1

Even if the unresolved military conflict is not of the nation's choosing, i.e. it is under assault? MoonRiver Feb 2022 #3

Yes. brooklynite Feb 2022 #6

The "Separatist" conflict in the Donetsk precedes Crimea IIRC maxsolomon Feb 2022 #13

IIRC They would need to ask to become a member. Liberal In Texas Feb 2022 #2

I wonder why they haven't. Fear of Russia perhaps? MoonRiver Feb 2022 #4

They have a significant ethnic Russian population. MaryMagdaline Feb 2022 #5

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuasnia have significant Russian populations Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #11

If it were a NATO member we would be obligated to go to war Tomconroy Feb 2022 #7

Not just US. That's my point actually. MoonRiver Feb 2022 #8

I wouldn't count on much from other NATO members. Not Tomconroy Feb 2022 #10

New members have to be unanimously approved by all 30 existing members Klaralven Feb 2022 #9

This ....and it is being blocked PortTack Feb 2022 #12

Orban moondust Feb 2022 #15

Let's not forget previous governments of Ukraine have often been very corrupt Bev54 Feb 2022 #14