"Russia's sensitivities over NATO's possible eastward expansion were well known. "No matter how nuanced, if NATO adopts a policy which envisions expansion into Central and Eastern Europe without holding the door open to Russia, it would be universally interpreted in Moscow as directed against Russia," US diplomat James Collins wrote in a State Department cable in 1993.
But since 1990, NATO has gone through five rounds of enlargement to include former parts of the Soviet Union and several former Warsaw Pact states. "
https://www.dw.com/en/nato-why-russia-has-a-problem-with-its-eastward-expansion/a-60891681
But since 1990, NATO has gone through five rounds of enlargement to include former parts of the Soviet Union and several former Warsaw Pact states. "
https://www.dw.com/en/nato-why-russia-has-a-problem-with-its-eastward-expansion/a-60891681
DW
NATO: Why Russia has a problem with its eastward expansion
After its Soviet enemy crumbled, NATO kept growing. Whether that helped ensure peace or constitutes a threat is still debated today — and plays into Russian actions towards Ukraine.
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thread on Mars Protocol https://twitter.com/ZeMariaMacedo/status/1490714332589658118
some analytics on the users that have locked up their UST/duration/wallet age etc. in Mars Protocol
https://share.streamlit.io/incioman/mars_lockdrop
https://share.streamlit.io/incioman/mars_lockdrop
from this clip
if Russia allows Ukraine to join NATO,
1. missiles at Russia's doorstep which is a security threat
2. breaking of promise in the eastward expansion of NATO
3. puts Russia in a losing position should Ukraine take back Crimea by force AFTER joining NATO
on point 3, I think he refers to invoking the NATO Article 5 (instead of treaty of Rome) where it mentions collective defence i.e. an attack on an ally country = an attack against all allies
and in this case all the other countries in NATO will be unwillingly dragged into a conflict w Russia, leading to a much larger scale war and possibly nuclear fall out
worse case scenario MAD (mutually assured destruction) which is a global scale nuclear war as we were taught in secondary school history
imo there's no good guys or bad guys in this conflict
western media will keep pushing the narrative that Russia is bad and US/NATO are the good guys, but from what I've gathered thus far I think US is fanning the flames from outside, while Russia is protecting her own security interests, and Ukraine is unfortunately stuck in the middle
and ofc war is bad without a doubt
just my take and sharing of course
if Russia allows Ukraine to join NATO,
1. missiles at Russia's doorstep which is a security threat
2. breaking of promise in the eastward expansion of NATO
3. puts Russia in a losing position should Ukraine take back Crimea by force AFTER joining NATO
on point 3, I think he refers to invoking the NATO Article 5 (instead of treaty of Rome) where it mentions collective defence i.e. an attack on an ally country = an attack against all allies
and in this case all the other countries in NATO will be unwillingly dragged into a conflict w Russia, leading to a much larger scale war and possibly nuclear fall out
worse case scenario MAD (mutually assured destruction) which is a global scale nuclear war as we were taught in secondary school history
imo there's no good guys or bad guys in this conflict
western media will keep pushing the narrative that Russia is bad and US/NATO are the good guys, but from what I've gathered thus far I think US is fanning the flames from outside, while Russia is protecting her own security interests, and Ukraine is unfortunately stuck in the middle
and ofc war is bad without a doubt
just my take and sharing of course
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sorry for the slight deviation from crypto to updates about the Russian-Ukraine conflict
but I think that's more important as of where we are rn
Putin has escalated by putting nukes on alert
when one party standbys the nukes, opposing parties will ready their nukes in response
tbh idt it'll be used but the entire situation is just sad to see w this war
have we really not learned from history?
but I think that's more important as of where we are rn
Putin has escalated by putting nukes on alert
when one party standbys the nukes, opposing parties will ready their nukes in response
tbh idt it'll be used but the entire situation is just sad to see w this war
have we really not learned from history?
anyw, since the invasion the market has priced in (imo) that it's a civil conflict rather than a global scale war hence the recovery
but if this escalates further w more countries getting involved in the war then do expect markets to tank further
as long as the war is contained then we should remain ranging in this area
pending rate hikes in march next
but if this escalates further w more countries getting involved in the war then do expect markets to tank further
as long as the war is contained then we should remain ranging in this area
pending rate hikes in march next
market is pumping from the negotiations talks between Ukraine and Russia
also, Feb max pain @ 40k which ties in perfectly
idt a resolution will come from this first talk so don't go all bullish yet
if anything then it's likely a skem pump as of now
also, Feb max pain @ 40k which ties in perfectly
idt a resolution will come from this first talk so don't go all bullish yet
if anything then it's likely a skem pump as of now
mb the options have expired on 25 feb just after the brief touch of 40k
this pump is from the negotiation talks
this pump is from the negotiation talks
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hope you weren't caught in the fake pump before the retest of 41k gap, heads up was given v early anyw, will be watching 38k - 41k for a possible bounce things still look fine, just a correction for a HL breaking mid range would signify close to RL …
went for some deep liq hunts below 38k before recovering back above
in profits here, do as you need to
in profits here, do as you need to
a squeeze coupled with retails fomo-ing in
people have been realizing the importance/use of crypto over the course of war
how it raised over millions in donations without intervention and 100% of it going to Ukraine with transparency
how ECB pres encourages quick regulation of crypto (which is a touch on acknowledging it)
even if Russia tries to use crypto to bypass sanctions, it's still hard to bypass hard exports as shared by a fellow pal
and with the decoupling of crypto from equities yesterday, I'd say it's a further step ahead showing that crypto is different
dollar is weakened if it can't effectively impose sanctions as it's one of the strongest measure that the US has
sanctions on Russia also hits US hard with the oil shortage
net sentiments might be heading to the positive side here for crypto
as usual, always ready to be wrong
people have been realizing the importance/use of crypto over the course of war
how it raised over millions in donations without intervention and 100% of it going to Ukraine with transparency
how ECB pres encourages quick regulation of crypto (which is a touch on acknowledging it)
even if Russia tries to use crypto to bypass sanctions, it's still hard to bypass hard exports as shared by a fellow pal
and with the decoupling of crypto from equities yesterday, I'd say it's a further step ahead showing that crypto is different
dollar is weakened if it can't effectively impose sanctions as it's one of the strongest measure that the US has
sanctions on Russia also hits US hard with the oil shortage
net sentiments might be heading to the positive side here for crypto
as usual, always ready to be wrong