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evan_ on Feb 24, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twitter based map of Russian troop movements

> Nothing because it's too late. But had the west given some concrete promises to Ukraine, I don't know at any time in the last few years, do you really think Russia would have invaded?

What specifically do you mean by "concrete promises"?

The US has been sending military aid to Ukraine for years. Trump tried to withhold it but was eventually forced to send it anyway, it was a pretty big story:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Ukraine_scandal#...

Mikeb85 on Feb 24, 2022 [–]

> What specifically do you mean by "concrete promises"?

Actually admitting it to the EU or NATO. Actually pledging to defend it.

stone-monkey on Feb 25, 2022 | [–]

Why would the US be in charge of admitting Ukraine to the European Union...

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