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‘Time is now’ to step up efforts for Ukraine peace, says Germany’s Scholz (www.brecorder.com)

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[–] Crashumbc -2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That's like saying Canada is responsible for something Mexico did because they're both on the same continent...

NATO is purely a defense agreement.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It is more like saying the axis is known to invade nations because its member states invade nations. Okay, sure, Germany and Italy invaded the soviet union but Japan didn't, you can't say they're not a defensive alliance /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The Intercept, 2021: Meet NATO, the Dangerous “Defensive” Alliance Trying to Run the World
CounterPunch, 2022: NATO is Not a Defensive Alliance
Noam Chomsky, 2023: NATO “most violent, aggressive alliance in the world”
Thomas Fazi, 2024: NATO: 75 years of war, unprovoked aggressions and state-sponsored terrorism
Jeffrey Sachs, 2024: The 2024 NATO Declaration The Deadly Strategy of Neoconservatism

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

Tell that to Libya.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Or Belgrade/the former Yugoslavia.