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Ukraine should settle with Russia-promise not to join NATO

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Wingnut:

--- Quote from: libertybele on February 27, 2022, 08:48:29 pm ---I disagree.  Ukraine surrenders everything if they give into Russia and allows Putin to dictate to them.  No the U.S. can't be counted on; that was blatantly evident with the pull out of Afghanistan.

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Yup.  With friends like America you don't need enemies.

Kamaji:

--- Quote from: libertybele on February 27, 2022, 08:48:29 pm ---I disagree.  Ukraine surrenders everything if they give into Russia and allows Putin to dictate to them.  No the U.S. can't be counted on; that was blatantly evident with the pull out of Afghanistan.

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If Ukraine doesn't come to some modus vivendi with Russia -which is not necessarily the same as Putin - then Russia will eventually take over Ukraine, simply through numbers.

DB:

--- Quote from: Kamaji on February 27, 2022, 09:34:43 pm ---If Ukraine doesn't come to some modus vivendi with Russia -which is not necessarily the same as Putin - then Russia will eventually take over Ukraine, simply through numbers.

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Maybe. Maybe not. If the Ukrainians want to fight for their continued independence then the rest of the world should arm them well and make Russia pay a heavy cost.

Kamaji:

--- Quote from: DB on February 27, 2022, 09:42:08 pm ---Maybe. Maybe not. If the Ukrainians want to fight for their continued independence then the rest of the world should arm them well and make Russia pay a heavy cost.

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At the end of the day, they will not have independence unless they forswear NATO.  Nonalignment hasn't been too bad for Switzerland, why wouldn't it be good for Ukraine?

DB:

--- Quote from: Kamaji on February 27, 2022, 10:04:41 pm ---At the end of the day, they will not have independence unless they forswear NATO.  Nonalignment hasn't been too bad for Switzerland, why wouldn't it be good for Ukraine?

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Because Russia won't honor it. What Russia claims is just pretense to justify what they want. They want Ukraine's resources, particularly the oil wealth and a return of their glory days empire. Either they are held in check or they will take it.

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