My guess is Russia is false flagging Estonia in an attempt to justify a "Russian response" inside the NATO border. If NATO enacts article five, and tяump refuses US support for Estonia, that would be the driving wedge between the US and NATO putin has craved for decades.
The Convict could use this distraction since nothing else is working. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles.
Hmmm. But also, Trump (and Vance) are Putin and tech bro and polluters who want never pay electoral fraud installed (why they harp on voter fraud in typical hybrid warfare methodology) to start so could go either way…
I dunno if he would refuse 🤷♂️ War is typically fucking GREAT for a sitting president’s popularity, perhaps even more so for a Rethuglican one.
He is Putin's puppet
More like easily swayed by anyone famous and good at it, with $$$, or when Russia probably has their own copy of the Epstein files. Perhaps that is the case?
Of course. And it doesn't have to be a very large-scale operation. Just a few hundred special forces in Narva, to "protect it's russian-speaking population", and we'll be facing a very difficult choice of bombing the city or not.
I understand why the Estonians fear Russia, but not how Putin could afford to fight on another front, having lost so many Russians and conscripted Koreans, with Kim Jong Un's support.
Putin doesn't need it. It's NATO that's becoming more desperate.
Putin has never been circumcised because there's no end to the prick.
All part of the 3 decades Putin Plan that now has Trump as an aide. Treachery in action?
To be honest, I don't think NATO will expect the USA to respond to an Article 5 at this stage, and the rest of NATO has been preparing for an Article 5 without the USA.
The pedophile coward Trump is always blocking support for Ukraine, Europeans will never forget or forgive this treachery.
Putin wants NATO and EU destruction
NATO members should say screw the current US. Add more countries to NATO...say Ukraine for one. putin and our felon are already in bed together.
I said the same thing in a previous message. Russia is so obvious in what their carefully crafted statements are intended for.
Putin’s not that crazy—he can’t even handle the Ukrainian Army, let alone the enraged, united armies of the Baltic states (plus Finland & Sweden)
But he can cause confusion and sow dissent. That's all he needs to do to ensure a free hand in Ukraine.
Are you sure?
Lord no. Just that I’ve never seen the Balts so unified & determined, and the EU is supporting them more than ever. I don’t thing the steadily weakening Russian Empire can bully them effectively this time
And I think many of the Democrats are obviously OK with that as they aren't fighting to set things right.
Someting like that, clearly. His m.o. USSR m.o.
Some more detail on this here www.gisreportsonline.com/r/estonia-pr...
Trump is too fucking busy setting our own military against his own people here at home to help our allies.
Article 5 only can be activated with decision of ALL members. If Trump or Orban of Hungary say no, Putin succeds already. ☹️
I’m pretty sure that the other NATO signatories are well within their rights to support Estonia even if the US and Hungary sit this one out. No one country have veto power.
Every nation has Veto. Decision must be with "yes" of all.
What’s the point of being part of an alliance such as that? That’s not how I read article 5.
In German Wikipedia they list this (Google translate to English): Before the alliance's deployment occurs, it must first be approved unanimously (i.e., without dissenting votes) by all NATO member states. Military deployments by US or German troops must also be approved by the respective parliaments
May be Trump or Orban really would need to vote with "no"
The current administration will do what ever Putin tells them to do.