Quote (Meanwhile @ Mar 31 2023 10:27pm)
Then why Finland decided to join NATO if "good relations" were "maintained" ?
That's their decision, ask Finland. Also ask them if they're Ukraine because you seem to be confused.
Quote (fender @ Mar 31 2023 10:55pm)
imagine being too stupid to realise that russia already annexed the whole of crimea in 2014, meaning the moronic "sevastopol naval base" talking point (which is a dumb "justification" for murdering women and children to begin with) doesn't make any sense whatsoever in trying to justify the 2022 invasion. these kremlin bots get dumber by the day, lol...
Imagine being so braindead that you still haven't noticed the 2008 NATO summit statements regarding Ukraine and Georgia and never noticed what happened in 2014 when the Ukrainian president was overthrown
because he didn't sign the EU - Ukraine association agreement.Drone
Quote (Neptunus @ Apr 1 2023 12:28am)
Finland was de facto practicing with NATO as an observer for around 2 decades at least, and had renewed its arsenal into a practically fully western one after having MiGs and some other Soviet equipment post-WW2. It became part of the EU and entered the Eurozone. Ukraine has done much less, just like Georgia yet both got attacked by Russia post-Cold War. That's not an excuse. Not even the annexation of Crimea made Finland willing to join NATO. But when Russia invaded the mainland, the majority of the population started supporting it. If Russia claims NATO expansion is the threat, then why didn't Russia budge when it came to Finland slowly drifting towards NATO?
You say we should respect Russia doing it's geopolitics. Why aren't Sweden, Finland and Ukraine allowed to make their geopolitical choices based on the threat Russia poses? Nobody wants to be under the influence of a state where men barely live over 65. Life in the Western sphere is so much nicer.
Nowhere in that post did I say it's not allowed, stop being dishonest.
I said something about good relations with your neighboring country but you don't give a damn. Good luck with your future relations.