Silver Cat
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Actually, Russia has a problem not only about the formal membership of Ukraine, but about it actual usage of NATO countries (for example, for the sudden attack against Russia).I think that the chances are quite low. The main decisions in Nato must be taken by a consensus vote. And it is sufficient to have even one country to block the decision.
And that is pretty sure that Ukraine will be required to solve territorial disputes with its neighbours before joining (unless I am mistaken, such a clause exists in the Nato agreement). And that virtually halts any perspective for Ukraine, because it will have to recognize not only the Crimea, but also L/DNR in the borders of Lugansk and Donetsk oblasts.
The question is not only about formal voting, but about the actual wishes of the people, too.Yes, they had such referendums. But questions about them are even more than about the Crimea's. They didn't have comprehensive lists of the voters, there wasn't anyone from 'outside' to monitor the voting and counting, quite limited number of the polling stations, insecure vote bulletins (in most examples they just were paper sheets of A4 format) etc.
And, the very fact of their life and fighting under continues bombings, shellings and terroristic attacks proves that they are real patriots of Russia.
By the way, my congratulations with Feb. 23 - Day of Motherland's Defender.
Do you celebrate it?
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