03-10-2017, 09:50 PM
NATO has no obligations to Ukraine, where he hasn't even bothered to annex the provinces of Lugansk and Donetsk. I imagine trying to digest the whole country, particularly the Galician part, would be a serious undertaking.
As for the Baltics, realistically, NATO has already determined that they are essentially indefensible if Russia made a serious attempt, with their capitals falling within a couple of days, far faster than our forces could mobilize and deploy.
Whaddya want to do? Threaten nuclear war over Riga? Britain's guarantee of Belgian neutrality would seem cheap by comparison.
As for the Baltics, realistically, NATO has already determined that they are essentially indefensible if Russia made a serious attempt, with their capitals falling within a couple of days, far faster than our forces could mobilize and deploy.
Whaddya want to do? Threaten nuclear war over Riga? Britain's guarantee of Belgian neutrality would seem cheap by comparison.