tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post5293966699818598425..comments2023-10-06T10:10:06.982-04:00Comments on La Russophobe: Irony of Ironies: Now, Germany is on the Other end of AppeasementLa Russophobehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672264388217953086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-7655274525165259452008-04-10T22:57:00.000-04:002008-04-10T22:57:00.000-04:00In fact, Putin apparently considers the very act o...In fact, Putin apparently considers the very act of Ukraine joining NATO to be an invasion of Russia, since he said at the sidelines of the NATO summit that most of Ukraine's territory was "gifted" to them by Russia/USSR. He also said they are not really a state (gosudarstvo) at all (!). If Putin (or anyone else) thinks that Russia is entitled to take back it's "gift" of territory to Ukraine, he/they can go to hell -- and I guarantee you, the U.S. will be there to show them the way, NATO or not.<BR/><BR/>A Ukrainian diplomat on Echo of Moscow radio station recently pointed out that Russian FM Lavrov has now missed several opportunities to deny that Putin made these remarks (or that they were "misunderstood", "taken out of context" -- or any of the other things FMs say when they need to help their chief of state back-track on what he did in fact say). Ukraine has noted all of this, the diplomat said, with grave concern, and this will in fact add urgency to their efforts to join NATO.<BR/><BR/>http://echo.msk.ru/programs/razvorot/506495-echo/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25230932.post-71220746624805048382008-04-10T07:51:00.000-04:002008-04-10T07:51:00.000-04:00You've forgot that besides Germany, France also de...You've forgot that besides Germany, France also denied the MAP to Ukraine and Georgia at the Bucharest NATO summit. Both France and Germany invaded Russia (in 1812 and 1941, respectively). They simply want to prevent the USA from committing that fatal error.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com