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jamzrockz

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14. Exactly

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 11:41 AM

Mar 2014

and he has even lesser chance of winning anything if he goes along with his plan to raise defense spending and cut pensions and welfare spending. Not even the Maidan armed Nazi guys will protect him.

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PM tells Ukrainians: No NATO membership, armed groups to disarm [View all] IsItJustMe Mar 2014 OP

this is actually a campaign promise, no? There are elections in two months nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1

It seems to me it's the political thing to do at the moment. IsItJustMe Mar 2014 #7

it's going to be a long, messy situation. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #9

Although they HAVE asked the US for military equipment. nt 7962 Mar 2014 #2

WEll yeah.... if they are going to equip their military... Adrahil Mar 2014 #15

Link doesn't work....'page not found' nt snappyturtle Mar 2014 #3

Fixed. Thanks for the heads up. IsItJustMe Mar 2014 #5

Thank you!.....nt snappyturtle Mar 2014 #8

If he said he wanted Ukraine to join NATO, that would just speed up Putin's plans TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #4

Since his govenment is of questionable legality (at best) . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #6

I would feel better about this 'no' to NATO if it were from a PM snappyturtle Mar 2014 #10

The handwriting has been on the wall for a long time. cosmicone Mar 2014 #11

Exactly jamzrockz Mar 2014 #14

I wonder what your reaction would be levp Mar 2014 #16

Ethnic Russians are a minority in Ukraine, and that minority just got smaller. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #19

Good, "Yats" is following directions. We'll see if he gets any traction with it. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #12

So what happens now sadoldgirl Mar 2014 #13

Some good news at least. blackspade Mar 2014 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2014 #18

Ukraine will be Federalized and Finlandized, in the metaphors being used. bemildred Mar 2014 #20

Yes - the most likely event. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #21

Nato doesn't accept countries with border disputes anyway. JVS Mar 2014 #22