Patrick -
Always (more than) 2 sides to a topic... thanks for speaking to this.
I think some of the analogies to our feelings about Soviet-Cuban
relations is still relevant. That doesn't mean that Putin/Russia isn't
up to something ultimately really bad for "the West"...
I had Ukranian
on behalf of Patrick Reilly
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 3:39 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Ukraine and NATO
I first note that the US engineered a coup in the Ukraine to eject a
pro-Russian President.
I add that NOT having any former Warsaw Bloc
I first note that the US engineered a coup in the Ukraine to eject a
pro-Russian President.
I add that NOT having any former Warsaw Bloc or former Soviet Republic
incorporated as a NATO state was explicitly promised prior to the USSR
peacefully disintegrating.
And how many nations has the US
I think the issue is, like Sweden and Finland, they have the role to Russia as
buffers to U.S. medium range missiles.
> On Jan 25, 2022, at 5:37 AM, glen wrote:
>
> Why Ukraine is still not a NATO member: who is to blame and what to do?
>
