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[–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Europe includes Ukraine, and they are already allies, just without a mutual defense agreement.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Ukraine is not a member of any defense pact or the EU.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Ukraine receives security assurances under the Budapest memorandum (which Russia violated).

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    "Europe" is not a signatory to the Budapest memorandum. Neither is NATO, nor the EU. So how this applies to "Europe", which is what the conversation you're responding to is about, is a mystery at best.

    The UK and US are signatories. NATO is not. Considering that NATO willfully violated the UN Charter (which the Budapest memorandum rests upon) by bombing Yugoslavia in 1999, as well as later actions, it's a pretty selective to claim that that is applicable.

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