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"Georgia's and Ukraine's membership in the [NATO] alliance is a huge strategic mistake which would have most serious consequences for pan-European security."
- russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, April 2008
- russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, April 2008
This was a threat made by russia at NATO's Bucharest Summit in 2008.
Germany, led by Merkel, and France, led by Sarkozy, promptly appeased russia by denying both Georgia and Ukraine membership into NATO.
#PutinsUsefulIdiot
Germany, led by Merkel, and France, led by Sarkozy, promptly appeased russia by denying both Georgia and Ukraine membership into NATO.
#PutinsUsefulIdiot
Then Canada Defense Minister Peter Mackay recently said:
“I recall President Sarkozy of France huddling in the corner with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and they were having a rather animated discussion [about NATO admission].”
#PutinsUsefulIdiot
“I recall President Sarkozy of France huddling in the corner with Chancellor Angela Merkel, and they were having a rather animated discussion [about NATO admission].”
#PutinsUsefulIdiot
Barack Obama (2014) said: "russia doesn’t make anything. Immigrants aren’t rushing to moscow in search of opportunity. The life expectancy of the russian male is around 60 years old. The population is shrinking." (interview in The Economist). Thread on why this matters / 1
Little discussed aspect of this war - russian demographics are going to be negatively impacted for decades because of this debacle /2
Prior to this war, demographics for russia were already looking pretty gloomy. The population is projected to shrink to 121 million by 2050, down a staggering 27 million (18.2%) from its 1995 high of 141 million people. (Source: UN report) /3
