Putin is talking Nukes

We trust that your advisers have kept you informed regarding the crisis in Ukraine from the beginning of 2014, and how the possibility that Ukraine would become a member of NATO is anathema to the Kremlin. According to a February 1, 2008 cable (published by WikiLeaks) from the US embassy in Moscow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, US Ambassador William Burns was called in by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who explained Russia’s strong opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine.

Lavrov warned pointedly of "fears that the issue could potentially split the country in two, leading to violence or even, some claim, civil war, which would force Russia to decide whether to intervene." Burns gave his cable the unusual title, "NYET MEANS NYET: RUSSIA’S NATO ENLARGEMENT REDLINES," and sent it off to Washington with IMMEDIATE precedence. Two months later, at their summit in Bucharest NATO leaders issued a formal declaration that "Georgia and Ukraine will be in NATO."

Just yesterday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk used his Facebook page to claim that, with the approval of Parliament that he has requested, the path to NATO membership is open. Yatsenyuk, of course, was Washington’s favorite pick to become prime minister after the February 22 coup d’etat in Kiev. "Yats is the guy," said Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland a few weeks before the coup, in an intercepted telephone conversation with US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. You may recall that this is the same conversation in which Nuland said, "***** the EU."

who's the mongrel?

Wrong again, America hater. NATO was formed to protect Western nations against the aggressive, unpredictable, and expansionist Soviet Union. Just because the Cold War is over doesn't mean that the NATO shouldn't exist.

Ukraine will not become a NATO member at this time. Countries such as Pakistan or Saudi Arabia would never be included in NATO...geez, read your history, or do they not teach facts in the Netherlands?

I'm glad that NATO exists (as is Europe I would imagine, especially today), and I see no problem with NATO expanding it's borders to include any and all European nations who wish to become members.

Russia's new Cold War tactics need to be watched, and European nations, especially Eastern European nations, should be protected against Russia.

Russia has become the new playground bully, and needs to be stopped.

@inthesticks, I find you offending, I am not an "America hater". Please show some manners !

The best solution is to divided the country and let the eastern half join Russia and the western half join NATO. A country divided is no good for anyone.

Some economics claim that, at long last, war would be good for economics. A sort of kick-start to get the economy growing again. I think the price is getting to high, the risks to great, to consider this kind of "kick-start".