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Ukraine isn't an Ally of the United States. Why Can't Europe Confront Putin?

Posted on 3/3/14 at 1:28 pm
Posted by mizzoukills
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 1:28 pm
Why do we need to get involved?
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 1:31 pm
Posted by JEAUXBLEAUX
Bayonne, NJ
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 1:28 pm to
Ukraine is an ally of the US. All of Eastern Europe looks to the US to counter balance Russia.
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 1:29 pm to
LINK

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The U.S. recognized Ukraine’s unique contribution to nuclear disarmament and reconfirmed that the security assurances, recorded in the Budapest Memorandum with Ukraine of December 5, 1994, remain in effect.
Posted by MisterSenator
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 1:57 pm to
The "EU is currently weighing 'targeted measures' if Russia doesn't back off on Ukraine" is a headline from sometime earlier today

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Despite the claims, the EU is threatening to freeze visa liberalization and economic cooperation talks and boycott the G8 summit in Russia's Sochi if Moscow does not back off in Ukraine.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the EU would give Russia until an emergency summit of EU leaders is held on Thursday to show clear signs of goodwill, including a willingness to open talks and a withdrawal of Russian troops to their barracks in the Crimea.


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This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 1:59 pm
Posted by Sleeping Tiger
Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:03 pm to
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Why do we need to get involved?



Because Ukraine is a huge economic and military power grab.

Which is why we've spent billion to subvert Ukrainian politics over the last two decades.

Having a pro western regime in office is huge. Getting Ukraine on the western banking block is even bigger.

Russia's economy is reliant on the pipelines that run through Ukraine. If the west controls Ukraine and can install NATO it's a huge economic and military win as we further isolate Russia.
Posted by Asgard Device
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 2:24 pm to
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Message Posted by mizzoukills Why do we need to get involved?


Why let a good crisis go to waste. Use this as a way to interact with the general public's lizard brains and make people angry at Obama for not starting WWIII.
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