FfFfFfFF 51,039 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) France is not the only country that pledged to defend the 2 new potential NATO members, as they also signed a signed a mutual defense treaty with the UK. Edited May 18 by FfFfFfFF 5 Link to post Share on other sites
PartySick 100,475 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Since Turkey won't let them come to NATO, NATO will go to them Love lives forever 4 Link to post Share on other sites
FfFfFfFF 51,039 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 (edited) 48 minutes ago, PartySick said: Since Turkey won't let them come to NATO, NATO will go to them In theory they should also have the support of Germany, Italy etc because EU states should protect each other. But it remains unclear to what extend mutual military support in EU is actually binding. If Iam not mistaken, UK and US gave Ukraine security guarantees after it gave up its nukes and looks how that played out. Edited May 18 by FfFfFfFF Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Mike 1,827 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 hours ago, PartySick said: Since Turkey won't let them come to NATO, NATO will go to them I guess Erdogan is selling high the key to enter NATO, but I think it might still be possible. Link to post Share on other sites
Debithius 3,841 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 (edited) You forgot the US, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland too. Edited May 18 by Debithius Link to post Share on other sites
FfFfFfFF 51,039 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 42 minutes ago, Debithius said: You forgot the US, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland too. The Germanic/Anglo-Saxon word united. Are these actual treaties/ statements though? I am unfamiliar with them. Also Iceland doesn't basically even have an army. Link to post Share on other sites
Neroneau 624 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 6 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: The Germanic/Anglo-Saxon word united. Are these actual treaties/ statements though? I am unfamiliar with them. Also Iceland doesn't basically even have an army. I think Iceland does have a coast guard 🧍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites
FfFfFfFF 51,039 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 Just now, Neroneau said: I think Iceland does have a coast guard 🧍🏻 It does! But stil not an army itself. Something interesting from Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_of_Iceland Iceland has never participated in a full-scale war or invasion. Furthermore, the constitution of Iceland has no mechanism to declare war. Iceland is traditionally not bothered by military threats, kind of similar to Switzerland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Benji 16,707 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 I’m very glad to see the west rallying around our friends in east Europe. Putin found rotting Link to post Share on other sites
AnnaNicoleSmith 28,233 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 So a world war? Thanks for letting us know Link to post Share on other sites
andreas85 344 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 5/18/2022 at 3:09 PM, Benji said: I’m very glad to see the west rallying around our friends in east Europe. Putin found rotting Finland and Sweden aren't Eastern European countries. Link to post Share on other sites
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