The Lublin Triangle is a pact between Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania that expressly advocates for Ukraine to become a member of NATO and the European Union.
It was created at the end of July 2020, while everyone was distracted by More Feminine Flu.
Ukraine joining NATO was a known red line for the Russian government, so doing this is basically an act of war in Russian eyes.
It was created in response to an addition to the Ukrainian constitution by the pre-Poroshenko government (this leadership has a connection to the Feminine Way, but I'll ignore that because I want this post to not degenerate into stupid slap fights with ConPro) that declared they would attempt to join NATO and the EU by 2025.
This is why the viral video of Russia talking about escalation involved invading Poland and Lithuania. Because Russia knows what games Zelensky has been playing while everyone's distracted.
The truth of the war is, Ukraine made the first step towards war and nobody seems interested in covering it.
If you know what you're doing is right, why would you do it while everyone's distracted?
There is actually an interest, but it's buried in realpolitik
Russia wants to remain the sole European petroleum economy. Unfortunately for Russia, there's some decent prospects in Ukranian territory, so an - in Russian eyes - out of control Ukraine threaten's Russia's most effective geopolitical bargaining tool.
Under that reading of it, there's not any actual "good guys" anywhere to be found in this story, but that is the way realpolitik tends to go. For starters, Russia's strategic interests demand that the Ukraine is condemned to existence in abject poverty as a perpetual buffer state for Russia's exclusive benefit. More-or-less what the Soviet Union did with East Germany.
It's not difficult to spot Ukraine's interest in moving itself into the NATO camp, even if this does result in armed conflict ... particularly if they can convince NATO to do the fighting for them.
Cry about it, I'll not be changing my language to suit the left.
I learnt a man was a man, a woman a woman. And I learnt it as 'the ukraine'. It seems to rile up all the right people almost as much, so I might start saying it more.
The Lublin Triangle is a pact between Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania that expressly advocates for Ukraine to become a member of NATO and the European Union.
It was created at the end of July 2020, while everyone was distracted by More Feminine Flu.
Ukraine joining NATO was a known red line for the Russian government, so doing this is basically an act of war in Russian eyes.
It was created in response to an addition to the Ukrainian constitution by the pre-Poroshenko government (this leadership has a connection to the Feminine Way, but I'll ignore that because I want this post to not degenerate into stupid slap fights with ConPro) that declared they would attempt to join NATO and the EU by 2025.
https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2019/06/8/7097104/
(use translate, link is in Ukrainian)
This is why the viral video of Russia talking about escalation involved invading Poland and Lithuania. Because Russia knows what games Zelensky has been playing while everyone's distracted.
The truth of the war is, Ukraine made the first step towards war and nobody seems interested in covering it.
If you know what you're doing is right, why would you do it while everyone's distracted?
There is actually an interest, but it's buried in realpolitik
Russia wants to remain the sole European petroleum economy. Unfortunately for Russia, there's some decent prospects in Ukranian territory, so an - in Russian eyes - out of control Ukraine threaten's Russia's most effective geopolitical bargaining tool.
Under that reading of it, there's not any actual "good guys" anywhere to be found in this story, but that is the way realpolitik tends to go. For starters, Russia's strategic interests demand that the Ukraine is condemned to existence in abject poverty as a perpetual buffer state for Russia's exclusive benefit. More-or-less what the Soviet Union did with East Germany.
It's not difficult to spot Ukraine's interest in moving itself into the NATO camp, even if this does result in armed conflict ... particularly if they can convince NATO to do the fighting for them.
"the Ukraine" youre such a tool.
Thank you for your constructive comment that definitely advanced the conversation.
Cry about it, I'll not be changing my language to suit the left.
I learnt a man was a man, a woman a woman. And I learnt it as 'the ukraine'. It seems to rile up all the right people almost as much, so I might start saying it more.