Zelensky declared his intention to join NATO and become, once again, a nuclear weapon state.
That would place missiles alongside the Russian border within striking range of Moscow.
This is better casus belli than the US has had for any war or 'intervention' in the past 100 years, although I don't necessarily agree with the decision to invade.
Zelensky declared his intention to join NATO and become, once again, a nuclear weapon state.
That would place missiles alongside the Russian border within striking range of Moscow.
This is better casus belli than the US has had for any war or 'intervention' in the past 100 years, although I don't necessarily agree with the decision to invade.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/595040-zelensky-ukraine-wants-clear-timeframe-for-nato-membership
https://www.uawire.org/zelensky-ukraine-may-reconsider-its-nuclear-status
Ukraine was not rejected...
If you can't comprehend how nuclear weapons pointed towards Russia's capital constitutes a "direct threat" then any further discussion is pointless.
"The US and NATO rejected the proposals' key provisions, particularly the demand that Ukraine be denied membership in the alliance."
https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/russia-mulls-insisting-nato-to-officially-reject-ukraines-membership-to-bloc-articleshow.html
It's literally the only reason NATO exists.