re: If Ukraine was in NATO as they wanted to be,

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Are you sure about that? Given the perceived weakness of the BHO administration by most of the world, would Putin maybe have still tested the NATO resolve?

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I think Putin is doing what he thinks he can do and get away with... by testing this Administration and its perceived weakness. Invading a NATO member and forcing other members to invoke Article 5 is something I do not think Putin would have done.

Of course, none of us can be 100% sure of anything in the world of international affairs, I think it's the sensible position to take. But it doesn't matter, considering it's a hypothetical... Ukraine is not a member of NATO, and Russian troops are always stationed in Crimea.