@MU53701477 @GregMassie4 @McFaul Yes internal strife is a blocker to NATO membership. May have supported separatist to try and stop Ukraine from joini
@MU53701477 @GregMassie4 @McFaul Yes internal strife is a blocker to NATO membership.
May have supported separatist to try and stop Ukraine from joining or to eventually annex the territory.
UA had separatist backed up to Russia until Russian artillery crossed border.
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