Kremlin Warns Ukraine Against Joining NATO -- Washington Post
MOSCOW — The Kremlin on Thursday underscored Russia’s opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine, warning that such a move could derail efforts to end the conflict in eastern Ukraine, as leaders of the alliance gathered for a key summit in Wales.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also told the United States not to try to impose its own will on Kiev.
Lavrov’s comments came one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to end the fighting that would entrench gains by pro-Russian rebels and hand a significant defeat to Ukrainian leaders who have sought to regain full control of their nation.
Lavrov said Ukraine’s attempts to abandon its nonaligned status by joining the NATO alliance could “derail all efforts aimed at initiating a dialogue with the aim of ensuring national security,” according to the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS.
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Russia Warns NATO and U.S. Over Ukraine Before Summit -- Reuters
My Comment: I know that Ukraine will not listen to threats from Moscow .... but Russia is trying to influence NATO members in the hope that they will be the ones who will put the brake on Ukraine desires to join NATO.
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Get the peace treaty, grant autonomy and the do to Putin what he does to others. Give him a fait accompli.
If Russia is not aggressive for a long period of time, NATO will fall apart. Between 1991 and 2008 there were public discussions as to its' utility. The defense budgets not living up to NATO standards support this. the German government has said if they cut back on the welfare state they expect unrest.
Europe is run by socialists. they want to keep the welfare state up and running without much fuss and have no intention of attacking Russia.
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