Russia won't end Ukraine war until NATO scales back eastern flank: Moscow
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NATO bolstered its presence in Eastern Europe in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Ukraine war won’t end until NATO withdraws troops from the Baltics, a top Russian official has warned.

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister responsible for U.S. relations, nonproliferation and arms control, made the remarks in an interview with state-run news agency Tass.

Ryabkov’s comments mark a shift in the Kremlin’s position. He suggested that the conflict’s roots lie not only in Ukraine itself but in NATO’s eastward expansion. According to Ryabkov, the withdrawal of NATO forces from the Baltics would help bring an end to the war.

  • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Ah yes “NATO pls if you’ll just surrender and go away, we pinky-promise not be bad anymore”

    With Operation Spider’s Web, (and Russia trying to launch massive counterattacks against civilian populations and still only managing to kill only two people) is showing that Russia might not have as strong of a position as they think they do.

  • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Or the war will continue until the Russian people deliver Putin’s head on a spike. Assuming there’s much left of the head after the 30th-floor defenstration.

  • mercano@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Russia doesn’t get to dictate who other sovereign nations choose to associate with.

  • matlag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    The only good answer to that:

    “No, that won’t happen. So I guess we’re in this for another year. Here’s the list of wapons that we will deliver to Ukraine, as well as spare parts and ammo that go with them. And here’s the list of new sanctions we’ll apply against Russia. See you next year, except if you have a change of heart”.

    But that’s not going to happen…

  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    6 days ago

    NATO can’t pull out of the baltics. NATO isn’t in the baltics. The baltics are NATO.

    “Moscow should pull out of Russia” is a equally nonsensical statement.

  • droopy4096@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 days ago

    looks eerily familiar: recent tariff war drama with asking price sliding from 150% down to 25% . Ask for the moon in hopes to get a pebble. They are counting on US “folding” and US just might… except US is losing grip on Europe so end result will be unlikely what kremlin wants. They have stirred up this sh#t and they will have to live with it. It’ll be an impossible sell for Baltics to leave NATO nor should they ever consider it.

  • TryingSomethingNew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    NATO should say they promise not to once Russia hands over its nuclear weapons. You know, like Ukraine did. Use the exact same paperwork that Ukraine signed in 1994 (NPT), with the word Ukraine taped over so it’s super obvious.