Ukraine’s push for membership in NATO has been put on indefinite hold because of the risk of Ukraine drawing NATO into an open war with Russia. That risk seems to be growing irrespective of this, however.
That’s because Poland and Lithuania, both NATO members, have announced the intention to create a “joint military force” with Ukraine, which Polish officials say could take part in “regional peacekeeping operations.” Polish officials are pushing the idea of it becoming a NATO battle group eventually, even though Ukraine isn’t a NATO member.
The size of the force isn’t decided yet, but officials say they want it to be fully operational within 24 months. If the joint force gets involved in fighting with Russia, something Ukraine is constantly talking up, it could easily drag Poland and Lithuania into the conflict, and by extension draw NATO as a whole into it.
The force is distinct from NATO’s own “rapid-reaction” force being created in Eastern Europe, which is itself being deployed with an eye toward war with Russia. The NATO force has been fast-tracked, and will be 4,000 to 5,000 troops.
Russia lost 21 million of it’s population during World War II, surely their not about to shy away from an all-out war with any fascist manipulator such as NATO that is trying to set them up for another invasion-genocide.
Actually John, the figure may be as high as 27 million based on new archival evidence. In any case i don't see what 4-5,000 troops are supposed to do. Hitler invaded Russia in 1941 with 3,300,000 soldiers.
All come to that Ratt mussen, the head of NATO and his Neo fascism ambition to become the second Adolph Hitler from Denmark.
NATO is not committed by the separate adventures of members outside their territory, nor by any aggressive acts of members. It is a defensive alliance of specific territory.
The Poles can go into Ukraine, but they have no treaty rights to drag us with them. They're on their own.