What if Ukraine falls? This is no longer a hypothetical question – and it must be answered urgently | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
Europe offers platitudes, Trump dithers, and Ukraine and its extraordinary people stand on the brink. Nato must step up, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
  • the_wiz@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Only if the NATO would act… and THAT would depend on the circumstances.

    • A full on invasion? Ok, chances are good that the NATO would indeed respond.
    • An insurrection backed by somewhat deniable “green men”? Weeelll…
      • Vlado@feddit.orgEnglish
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        11 hours ago

        What does that have to do with liberal priorities? Why does everything have to be liberal/fascist and progressive/conservative nowadays? Are people universally happy in countries which are not liberal? Or is this just an “anti-liberal” propaganda which is currently very popular?

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 day ago

      If some kind of plausally deniable local insurgency was being backed by Russia, NATO wouldn’t need to worry they would just let the local authorities handle it. If they started turning up with drones, rocket launchers, and military vehicles it would be suspicious so they would have to keep things small scale and if it’s small scale the local military will be able to cope.

      I’m just imagining a bunch of right-wing nutcases running around with AKs, they would probably shoot their own feet off.