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05-10-2022, 11:07 AM
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Sweden To Join NATO? Finland Too?
https://nordot.app/89671767988835123...22757532812385
A Reuters report from Sweden's aircraft carrier in the Baltic Sea aka Gotland.
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05-10-2022, 11:18 AM
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Hope they both make it in.
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05-10-2022, 11:46 AM
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If we eventually get everyone into NATO, that could be the way to end war.
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05-15-2022, 02:40 PM
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Looks like Vlad Puddin' woefully miscalculated in the long game. Finland and Sweden joining NATO completes a western wall hemming in the would-be czar's ambitions for restored Russian empire.
"Sweden’s governing party is dropping its opposition to joining NATO — a significant step that paves the way for the nation to join Finland in applying for membership and ending the long-standing military nonalignment of both Nordic countries.
Ahead of the move, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared that the accession of Sweden and Finland would be a “historic moment” — additions that would enhance security and show that “aggression does not pay.”" WP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...updates-putin/
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05-15-2022, 03:50 PM
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Looks like Vlad Puddin' woefully miscalculated in the long game. Finland and Sweden joining NATO completes a western wall hemming in the would-be czar's ambitions for restored Russian empire.
"Sweden’s governing party is dropping its opposition to joining NATO — a significant step that paves the way for the nation to join Finland in applying for membership and ending the long-standing military nonalignment of both Nordic countries.
Ahead of the move, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared that the accession of Sweden and Finland would be a “historic moment” — additions that would enhance security and show that “aggression does not pay.”" WP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...updates-putin/
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Vlad, the master strategist. By the time this is over, he'll be hoping that his (rumored) blood cancer kills him.
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05-15-2022, 04:17 PM
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Vlad, the master strategist. By the time this is over, he'll be hoping that his (rumored) blood cancer kills him.
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Defenestration works for me.
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05-15-2022, 05:23 PM
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And then hang him by his heels in Red Square a la Benito, followed by a speech by President Navalny.
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05-15-2022, 05:38 PM
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For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has viewed the expansion of NATO as an existential threat that would leave Russia hemmed in with Western missiles on its doorstep. Now, Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine seems to be bringing the Russian leader’s nightmare to life, with NATO on the brink of starting its largest potential expansion in nearly two decades.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/w...utin-nato.html
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05-15-2022, 06:28 PM
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And then hang him by his heels in Red Square a la Benito, followed by a speech by President Navalny.
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Seeing the Swedes & Finns racing to join NATO is a bit of a mind blower. It will be interesting to see what changes they'll bring. Pickled herring, aquavit and saunas?
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05-15-2022, 07:46 PM
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NATO: Turkey outlines demands on Finland and Sweden membership
https://p.dw.com/p/4BKZ1
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