That's a very big blow to Putin. Could Russia possibly decide to take steps against these countries? Seeing that his justification for invading Ukraine was the "unjust" NATO expansion..
That's a very big blow to Putin. Could Russia possibly decide to take steps against these countries? Seeing that his justification for invading Ukraine was the "unjust" NATO expansion..
yes, he could. However, if he does, it is WW3 anyway, as it means a direct attack on the EU and that automatically sets off a European defense mechanism. If they are struggling in Ukraine, fighting across a 5000km border isn't going to end well for anyone.