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Originally Posted by Paul
How is joining the EU going to help them ?
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I think it's more a statement of defiance that he can do so.
It might also be a bargaining chip for negotiation, Putin would need to show some sort of 'victory' so if Ukraine then said they are withdrawing the application that would be one thing Putin could point to doing.
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Originally Posted by Pierre
It’s not, but it is inviting armed conflict into the EU, which we were told many times, is the very thing the EU was devised to avoid.
The EU needs to understand it has no place in this crisis. Individual sovereign states will decide what is best to do.
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The EU is already in this with the supply of weapons, logistics and intelligence. Some of which is happening under the banner of the EU as opposed to the underlying member states. The EU is also coordinating sanctions.