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A massive increase in defense spending is set to hit Greenland in a move that would allow the Artic territory to fortify its military’s strength.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241225164949/https://www.rawstory.com/greenland-2670671719/

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2Fgreenland-2670671719%2F

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Far better if the NATO backed coup that dissolved the USSR hadn't happened

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

k man

All Russia has to do is stop being aggressive to its neighbors and NATO will automatically start falling apart. NATO support before Russia invaded Ukraine was decreasing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

America and 18 other countries invaded Russia in 1918 to restore the monarchy, kicking off a century of relentless aggression. They aren't the ones who started this cycle and they're not the ones with the power to stop it. We are.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

There would probably be a manufactured excuse to keep it around. It seems like that’s already happening with the hyping up of a potential conflict with China.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All Russia has to do is stop being aggressive to its neighbors and NATO will automatically start falling apart

Then why was it that when the Russian Federation asked to join NATO back in the 90's they were refused?

What about when the Soviet Union asked to join back in like '48 was it denied?

Because it exists to be aggressive toward designated enemies of the US

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Then why was it that when the Russian Federation asked to join NATO back in the 90's they were refused?

Do you have a source for this? I can't find any reference apart from a random interview given by Putin.

What about when the Soviet Union asked to join back in like '48 was it denied?

It was in '54. It's hard to know why it was rejected since all those conversations are classified, but publically it was stated that Russia's lack of democracy was the cause. I'm sure US hatred of communism had an influence.

Though I'm not sure that USSR had honest intentions of being a long term member instead of using it as opportunity to sabotage the treaty that would be negative for their interests in the works at the time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I'm sure US hatred of communism had an influence.

You think?

Anyway. Merry Christmas Lib