This was bluster by Von Der Leyen and apparently even EU countries are not happy with her dropping this "associate member" bombshell [1]. The term does not mean anything, either.
So I guess the US are responding woth more bluster.
Everything is bluster until it happens. Putin was blustering about hostile acts by Ukraine for years.
mytailorisrich 1 days ago [-]
Are you suggesting that the US plan to bomb the EU by comparing them to Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
We really need to stick to calm and reasoned commentaries instead of what seems to be a contest of outrageous claims like in many media or by many politicians these days.
Canada is not going to be an "associate member" of the EU (which, again, is not something that exists or that has any meanings), that is the outrageous claim here, and it'd be more interesting to discuss what might the game under play be rather than feeding the frenzy (which I suspect is what they want on both sides).
vrganj 1 days ago [-]
Not the EU. The brotherly nation bordering them, just like Putin did.
It's not my suggestion either [0] and I'm not the only one worried about it. [1]
Putin's invasion didn't happen without years of prep work. Things like gradually worsening relations and trying to paint a picture of Ukranians as hostile [2] , as opposed to the close neighbors they were initially perceived as.
Why do you think the alliance with the Ukraine, to make millions of drones per year for them, the most highly sophisticated drones designed by the most battle-hardened country on the planet, is important for Canada?
Those drones won't just be protecting the Ukraine.
jqpabc123 1 days ago [-]
In other words, Trump continues to elevate idiocracy beyond reason.
vrganj 1 days ago [-]
"No Russian leader could stand idly by in the face of steps toward NATO membership for Ukraine. That would be a hostile act toward Russia"
So I guess the US are responding woth more bluster.
[1] https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-capitals-mark-carney-ursu...
We really need to stick to calm and reasoned commentaries instead of what seems to be a contest of outrageous claims like in many media or by many politicians these days.
Canada is not going to be an "associate member" of the EU (which, again, is not something that exists or that has any meanings), that is the outrageous claim here, and it'd be more interesting to discuss what might the game under play be rather than feeding the frenzy (which I suspect is what they want on both sides).
It's not my suggestion either [0] and I'm not the only one worried about it. [1]
Putin's invasion didn't happen without years of prep work. Things like gradually worsening relations and trying to paint a picture of Ukranians as hostile [2] , as opposed to the close neighbors they were initially perceived as.
January 2022: "Ukraine crisis: Don't create panic, Zelensky tells West" [3]
"Europe didn't want to believe Russia would actually invade Ukraine" [4]
[0] https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1159258885626...
[1] https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit...
[2] https://time.com/6257372/russia-ukraine-war-disinformation/
[3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60174684
[4] https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-didnt-believe-russia-...
Those drones won't just be protecting the Ukraine.
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-future-in-nato-prec...
The White House sounds more and more like the Kremlin every day.