The part where NATO was training Ukraine was taken out today. IPSC [International Peacekeeping and security center] which pretty much is where all the NATO trainers were based in Jan even though it has a benign name.Deans wrote:That's true. the UK foreign secy, German Chancellor and Macron were unable to assure him of what he had been asking for.yogeshkumar wrote:
That is not correct. What Macron said to Putin was that - there are no "imminent" plans to invite Ukraine to Nato. Putin addressed this in his official speech. This is what Putin said: "They say Ukraine is not going to be part of Nato anytime soon... not tomorrow. But what about after tomorrow? "
Russia had presented very reasonable demands to US/Nato in December to address Russia's security concerns. But US/Nato firmly rejected those demands.
- Minsk 2
- No NATO membership for Ukraine, ever (not no membership in the immediate future)
I don't think it was therefore possible for Putin to even raise the issue of Crimea.
The NATO membership has to be seen in the context of Ukraine signing an enhanced partnership agreement with NATO in 2020. That's when all the
AGTM's and MANPADS started coming in. It was seen as a step towards full membership.
Statement from Russian MOD
The Ministry of Defense of Russia - on the morning of March 13, high-precision weapons struck at the training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Starichi and at the Yavorivsky military training ground. At these facilities, the Kiev regime deployed: a point of training and combat coordination of foreign mercenaries before sending them to the areas of combat operations against Russian servicemen, as well as a storage base for weapons and military equipment coming from foreign countries. As a result of the strike, up to 180 foreign mercenaries and a large consignment of foreign weapons were destroyed.
Video : Deans you prolly understand the Ukranian a little bit
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