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> he was very clear Ukrainian NATO membership was a red line for him No, he wasn't. That's just another bullshit excuse manufactured to justify this criminal i
by older 4y ago
> he was very clear Ukrainian NATO membership was a red line for him
No, he wasn't. That's just another bullshit excuse manufactured to justify this criminal invasion. Here, read it from the man himself:
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/21598 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/21598
- user3939382 4y ago> No, he wasn't The Hill, April 2021 "Putin draws a ‘red line’ on Ukraine, and he means it" https://thehill.com/opinion/international/550036-putin-draws-a-red-line-on-ukraine-and-he-means-it/ https://thehill.com/opinion/international/550036-putin-draws... The Ukrainian Weekly, June 2021 "Following summit, Kremlin says NATO membership for Ukraine would be a ‘red line’" https://www.ukrweekly.com/uwwp/following-summit-kremlin-says-nato-membership-for-ukraine-would-be-a-red-line/ https://www.ukrweekly.com/uwwp/following-summit-kremlin-says... Reuters, September 2021 "Kremlin says NATO expansion in Ukraine is a 'red line' for Putin" https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-nato-expansion-ukraine-crosses-red-line-putin-2021-09-27/ https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-says-nato-expansion-uk... ABC News, November 2021 "Putin warns West: Moscow has 'red line' about Ukraine, NATO" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-warns-west-moscow-red-line-ukraine-nato-81466257 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-warns-w...
- older 4y agoExactly. So they were completely fine with NATO, but in 2021 it suddenly started being a problem.