None of it makes any sense outside some pseudo psychological analysis and a self-projection, in itself a giant stretch and frankly, nonsense. If any of it held up, then Russians would not be asking for specific and very clearly defined terms of security guarantees. Meaning: de-facto NATO based Ukraine was a problem for them, not some resentment. Actual military infrastructure on their actual border. Let's imagine a reversal. Say, Russia (or China), trained ... say ... Cuban military for a decade. Then Cuba (correctly!) demanded back the annexed by the US Guantanamo (still a site of illegal detention and torture by the US). Then Cuba'd say they will become a nuclear armed state. What is your feeling, prof Krastev? What would United States do? Would it say "Sure! Cuba has a right to its own security structure! we completely understand and very cool with it!" or ... ? I'd say, Cuba would be at the bottom of the Gulf by now. So US + NATO have been training Ukrainian forces for over a decade (now openly admitted by them). Both Ukraine and NATO said Ukraine will be part of NATO, and unlike Sweden, they have actually been creating a military infrastructure against Russia. And you are psyche-analyzing Putin and Russia? Really? and you are being serious? This is not to justify Russia's invasion, but you have to be real about the reasons for it. Otherwise it will never end. Or is that the very point? And by the way. That whole story about sailors saying "fuck you" before getting hit is a complete 100% fake. Never happened. I mean, nice script, just never happened. I strongly advise to walk over and speak with Jeffrey Sachs, or John Mershheimer to get real. Even Kissinger would do. Curious how liberals now out warmonger Kissinger. WHAT a sight! Do Raytheon, LM, GE, Boeng pay them? if not, they ought to.
Stop with this narrative that NATO is spreading like a plague. Democratic nations are deciding to join NATO, not the other way around - the Russian way. The Georgian referendum in 2008 with 50+% turnout is 77% For joining NATO. People want to join EU and NATO and they vote for it in real elections, not such where you have a man with a gun next to you.
None of it makes any sense outside some pseudo psychological analysis and a self-projection, in itself a giant stretch and frankly, nonsense. If any of it held up, then Russians would not be asking for specific and very clearly defined terms of security guarantees. Meaning: de-facto NATO based Ukraine was a problem for them, not some resentment. Actual military infrastructure on their actual border.
Let's imagine a reversal. Say, Russia (or China), trained ... say ... Cuban military for a decade. Then Cuba (correctly!) demanded back the annexed by the US Guantanamo (still a site of illegal detention and torture by the US). Then Cuba'd say they will become a nuclear armed state. What is your feeling, prof Krastev? What would United States do? Would it say "Sure! Cuba has a right to its own security structure! we completely understand and very cool with it!" or ... ? I'd say, Cuba would be at the bottom of the Gulf by now.
So US + NATO have been training Ukrainian forces for over a decade (now openly admitted by them). Both Ukraine and NATO said Ukraine will be part of NATO, and unlike Sweden, they have actually been creating a military infrastructure against Russia. And you are psyche-analyzing Putin and Russia? Really? and you are being serious? This is not to justify Russia's invasion, but you have to be real about the reasons for it. Otherwise it will never end. Or is that the very point?
And by the way. That whole story about sailors saying "fuck you" before getting hit is a complete 100% fake. Never happened. I mean, nice script, just never happened. I strongly advise to walk over and speak with Jeffrey Sachs, or John Mershheimer to get real. Even Kissinger would do. Curious how liberals now out warmonger Kissinger. WHAT a sight! Do Raytheon, LM, GE, Boeng pay them? if not, they ought to.
Stop with this narrative that NATO is spreading like a plague. Democratic nations are deciding to join NATO, not the other way around - the Russian way. The Georgian referendum in 2008 with 50+% turnout is 77% For joining NATO. People want to join EU and NATO and they vote for it in real elections, not such where you have a man with a gun next to you.
Are you good? Sounds like you're having a breakdown.