>>17635862It's not that Russia can't cuck out, it's that Russia won't do that without signing an agreement with Ukraine that it won't join any military alliance. My government is genuine in perceiving NATO as an existential threat. Their talk about this is not a front to some expansion ambitions, as I already tried to explain, as well as the Finland joining NATO, while is dangerous, is less significant compared to the countries, which could potentially become part of a bigger trade route.
Protecting Russians in Donbass is definitely an excuse though.
