Quote Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish View Post
NATO was born out of the cold war with the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, and established a balance of power which kept the peace, and acted as a deterrent to both 'sides'. The Soviet Union is no more, nor is the Warsaw Pact, yet NATO prevails. Putin isn't arguing for it's disbandment, just assurances that Ukraine won't become a member - assurances which the West gave Russia previously. If I were Putin I wouldn't want missiles on my border pointing at me.
Why? I’m sure he’s got enough pointing our way, it’s not like they can only travel a few miles is it? Ukraine is it’s own country, a big one too, it’s not the dark ages why should it feel threatened by Russia in 2022 after decades of independence? I’m glad we have NATO to deter loonies like putin