This reveals the deeper point: it's not about Nato membership per se, it's about a neoimperial Russian sphere of domination with Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine as centerpieces.
https://twitter.com/grudkev/status/1480599312820277249
This is dangerous for Europe:
- Ukraine won't accept to become a satellite again, which means massive conflict;
- A much bigger Russia would change the balance of power in Europe;
- Russia would be unlikely to be satisfied with Ukraine, it would put its sight on other countries
- Ukraine won't accept to become a satellite again, which means massive conflict;
- A much bigger Russia would change the balance of power in Europe;
- Russia would be unlikely to be satisfied with Ukraine, it would put its sight on other countries
Those who think Russia has just a more or less legitime complaint about Nato, and is just concerned about its own defense, fall for the Kremlin's trap.
There is something much bigger going on. If Putin would succeed, the post-Cold War security order would be over; Central and Eastern Europe would become a region of conflict on a far bigger scale than today.
This must stoped in a still very early stage. Which is why Europe and the US have pushed back against Russia's attack against Ukraine in 2014.
Now Putin is doubling down on his revisionist project -- testing the will of the the West to stand up for the European order (based on the UN Charter 1945, Helsinki 1975, Paris 1990).
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