I mean yeah, but that’ll never fly because that’s the main goal of joining NATO.
Plus a security guarantee from the west would be as useful as a promise from my wife that we’ll definitely have sex after the kids are in bed. We both know what the reality is.
They’re not asking all of NATO for security guarantees, just the US. I think they should look for the “coalition of the willing” to base tripwire forces in Ukraine post-war. That will make a more credible deterrent for Russia than “we promise to help you if Russia attacks”. That credibility is exactly why Russia is against European forces permanently based in Ukraine.
I mean yeah, but that’ll never fly because that’s the main goal of joining NATO.
Plus a security guarantee from the west would be as useful as a promise from my wife that we’ll definitely have sex after the kids are in bed. We both know what the reality is.
Yeah, about as useful and reliable as the Budapest Memorandum.
They’re not asking all of NATO for security guarantees, just the US. I think they should look for the “coalition of the willing” to base tripwire forces in Ukraine post-war. That will make a more credible deterrent for Russia than “we promise to help you if Russia attacks”. That credibility is exactly why Russia is against European forces permanently based in Ukraine.