Comments on: NA[& Black Sea?]TO

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:38:47 +0000

If Russia were to carry through its threat should imagine that the Ukrainian government would be quite pleased to be shot of the Russians in Crimea.

The locals who depend on Russian bases for employment might be a little unhappy, but I can’t see that swaying the government in Kiev too much.

However, I can’t really see Russia carrying through and throwing away one of its prime military assets in a fit of spite. More likely, they’d stick around and try to annoy the Americans.

By: One Eyed Cat

One Eyed Cat — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:41:56 +0000

Russia is responding with its usual “threats” *smirk*

Russia will stop military cooperation if Ukraine joins NATO: Ivanov
In other international news, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov said that his country will stop all military cooperation with official Kyiv if Ukraine joins NATO.
Ivanov made the statement after as meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Anatoli Hrytsenko. He said that joining military aliances is the right of every sovereign country, but if Ukraine joins NATO, Russia will stop purchasing military equipment and supplies from Ukraine. Ivanov also announced that beginning on March 1st 2006 Russia will stop sub-leasing certain properties in Crimea.

By: Blair Sheridan

Blair Sheridan — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:48:07 +0000

NATO will not extend to pools. Seas and oceans only.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:35:52 +0000

We should start some kind of pool.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:08:34 +0000

Before long, NATO’ll be setting their sights on the Caspian.

What chance Iran to join by 2020?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:43:34 +0000

I too doubt they’d make a change, but they’d have almost the entire coastline of the Black Sea with Georgia and Ukraine joining!

By: J. Otto Pohl

J. Otto Pohl — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 21:39:17 +0000

Actually, I believe the same issue came up when Greece and Turkey joined NATO. Neither of them have Atlantic coasts. Rather then become the North Atlantic and Mediteranean Treaty Organization it just remained NATO.