"Did NATO expansion cause Russia to invade Ukraine?"
@DylanBurns1776
answered this question pretty convincingly:
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Dylan goes on to point out that if the invasion was to stop NATO expansion, it backfired completely:
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
Could you IMAGINE if Russia borders a NATO country? They'd have no choice but to invade, how could Russia tolerate being so close to their enemies? How would the US respond if Russia was on OUR border?!?
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
I'd also add that NATO expansion never really increased any material risk to Russia. This isn't the 1940s. Russia is a nuclear power. Having a big open frontier without a "buffer zone" is irrelevant. Nobody is interested in invading Russia and it would be suicidal to do it.
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
The answer is yes, among other things, in case anyone is wondering.
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
βUkraine couldnβt join NATO because itβs says so right here on this piece of paperβ says man unfamiliar with Americaβs history of following rules written on pieces of paper.
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
By starting the invasion they literally moved closer to NATO borders and encouraged more states to join NATO.
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
Also Ukraine wanted to trade with EU than Russia and Moskals didn't liked it.
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
So I guess we're just gonna ignore all of this? Is it some secret rule that press from before 2022 is verboten now? Because Pepperidge Farms remembers much...
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
Pretty good. If you look up the history, we didn't promise Russia shit on NATO expansion. A diplomat proposed an offer but didn't get the approval later on and Russia has been hanging on that as their narrative claiming that US agreed to it.
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@JonathanTCasey
@DylanBurns1776
I don't like this answer because it ignores the deep involvement of NATO in helping Ukraine even before 2022
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