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Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid.

While a formal timeline for it to join the military alliance was not agreed at a summit in Washington DC, the military alliance's 32 members said they had "unwavering" support for Ukraine's war effort.

Nato has also announced further integration with Ukraine's military and members have committed €40bn ($43.3bn, £33.7bn) in aid in the next year, including F-16 fighter jets and air defence support.

The bloc's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said: "Support to Ukraine is not charity - it is in our own security interest."

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[-] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 122 points 6 months ago

As an American I think that would all be reasonable...if the official US position was that Mexico has no right to exist, the Mexican people should be forcibly integrated into our society as 2nd class citizens, and the US Army was in the process of a "peacekeeping operation" in Mexico to carry all this out.

For all our flaws, we respect the borders of our neighbors and don't have irridentist aspirations that belong in the 19th century. Russia is the aggressor here, and they have demonstrated that they have little interest in global peace or human rights, only increasing their sphere of influence.

Continually rolling over for thugs because it's what avoids nuclear conflict will only lead to a global order based on thuggery, and it likely won't even avoid nuclear conflict in the end.

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago

I'm no fan of Russia ... I'm just stating my opinion because I don't want to die in a nuclear holocaust because everyone didn't want to see reason.

There's only one country in modern history that has spread global influence and threats in every part of the world, imposed, threatened, created and caused violence everywhere for decades while imposing their financial, political and economic powers on everyone everywhere for all of modern history ....

.... and it isn't the Russians.

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 67 points 6 months ago

Ah, There it is, the thing that you ultimately wanted to say but tried to be coy about.

"America bad"

And here I thought the topic at hand was Ukraine becoming a NATO member, not AmErIcAn ImPeRiAliSm

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

NATO is an arm of American imperialism so it's relevant to the article and conversation at hand.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah, the Russians totally didn't force other countries to adopt their economic system and extract their resources for their own gain.

Totally didn't happen anywhere, especially not in Eastern Europe.

/s

[-] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago

Me as a Romanian: heh. Yup, no post WW2 puppet government extracted our resources, no sirree bob. Totally benevolent soviet occupational forces who bestowed flowers, kisses and rainbows upon the populace.

[-] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 20 points 5 months ago

Same old script. "Ohh NATO forced us!!" "Aren't you scared of nukes!?!?" "What about America!!?"

[-] exanime@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

I'm just stating my opinion because I don't want to die in a nuclear holocaust because everyone didn't want to see reason.

So you are willing to sacrifice Ukraine and its people so you can appeace a dictator for a short while and sleep soundly safe in your bed thousands of miles away ... How noble your opinion is

[-] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

"I'm not a fan of Russia, i just unironically spout Russian propaganda."

[-] ik5pvx@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Ah indeed, the British empire has been quite bad. /s but not too much

[-] Freefall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I kinda wish the US, Mexico, and Canada were more unified though. I know we are cool, ish, but the American Union (Canadians super love it when you call them North Americans) or something less USA sounding would be kinda great.

[-] mriormro@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Of the 3, the US holds far more geopolitical power. Hence the naming bias.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Call it the North American Trade Union and try to get some of the Central Americans in on it. Also invite Greenland into it just to make that situation where Denmark is part of the EU but greenland isnt more confusing.

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