Russian President Putin's invasion of Ukraine, allegedly to prevent NATO expansion, is questioned as he showed indifference to Finland joining NATO. Critics argue Putin uses NATO as an excuse for Russian imperialism, with NATO seen as a deterrent to Russian aggression.
If Putin sees NATO as a threat to Russia, why has he demilitarised his border with new NATO member Finland? In reality, Putin only objects to NATO as it stops Russia bullying its neighbours. Western politicians who echo his NATO claims legitimise Russian imperialism READ MORE ⬇️ https://t.co/tAnuaFFNW0
If Putin genuinely believes NATO poses a security threat to Russia, why has he voluntarily demilitarised his border with new NATO member Finland? In reality, of course, Putin merely uses the NATO narrative to disguise his war of imperial aggression against Ukraine https://t.co/oOFR0kbBiA
"Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine was the product of imperial ambitions deeply rooted in Russian history. He wasn’t provoked into waging war because of NATO enlargement, which he sees as posing no discernible threat." https://t.co/hKFwSpItLU
NATO poses no plausible security threat to Russia itself, but the growth of the alliance does prevent Russia from bullying its neighbours. Blaming the invasion of Ukraine on NATO means tacitly endorsing Russian imperialism https://t.co/vm2bd3N635
NATO poses no plausible security threat to Russia itself, but the growth of the alliance does prevent Russia from bullying its neighbours. Blaming the invasion of Ukraine on NATO means legitimising Russian imperialism https://t.co/vm2bd3Mydx
Russia is attempting territorial expansion in Europe. This is exactly why NATO exists. https://t.co/Sirbc3W6mc
Putin uses NATO as an excuse for Russian Imperialism? Basically, yes. https://t.co/yXgF4iWYjt
If Putin invaded Ukraine to prevent NATO expansion, why did he then react with such indifference to the NATO accession of neighbouring Finland and withdraw most of his troops from the Finnish border? Clearly, Putin’s problem is with Ukraine not NATO READ MORE ⬇️ https://t.co/DV15IeG2mF
Putin says he invaded Ukraine to prevent closer ties with NATO, but when neighbouring Finland actually joined the alliance, Putin was silent and even withdrew most Russian troops from the Finnish border. Putin uses NATO as an excuse to disguise Russian imperialism READ MORE ⬇️ https://t.co/rutBb75iHt