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Feral Finster's avatar

1. Poland is not going to be a great power. Forgetting the polish economy, look at polish demographics.

2. Poland will do whatever the Americans tell them to. Poland doesn't want to be a great power. Poland wants to be America's Most Favorite Little Bitch.

Valerie Eisman's avatar

Given the EU trying to sabotage the peace now, why would they want a NATO peace treaty with Russia?

Kennewick Man's avatar

What’s the likelihood of a NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact?

Sorry, the probability is a negative number.

Walter DuBlanica's avatar

Poland invadd Moscow twicw in the early 1600,s were defeated and never been "Normal " ever since. England was an empire at one time but today are reduced an island off the coast of Europe about the size of New York state. That these 2 FAILURES are even mentioned idoes not make sense. The real issue is American/Russian relations. Trump is begining to realise this and seems to be moving in that direction. AMERICA + RUSSIA >>> the whole world. Pu tin + Trump do this for the good of both countries & the world.

Mediocrates's avatar

Right on! exactly. Trump can and will convince NATO and EU that their Russophobia is not only unfounded but dangerously ridiculous.

Darras's avatar

The last time Russia signed a non-agression treaty, it was in 1939 with nazi Germany. Russians still painfully remember what happend two years later.

The only non-agression reliable traity is a collapse of Germany or France.

If European leaders want war, I don't know with who they will do it. Even if there is a russophobic trend in UE, it's far from being war ready in minds. Especially in the head of migrants and sons of migrants who generally respect and like Russia as much as they hate us.

Marc Handelsman's avatar

What’s the likelihood of a NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact? That's a good question. Sadly, there is a lot of anti-Russian bigotry among many NATO members, so it's highly unlikely that there will ever be a non-aggression pact.

Mediocrates's avatar

"....What’s The Likelihood Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact?..."

The likelihood of a NATO instigated Non-Aggression Pact is, under the current leadership of NATO, nix, zip, nada!

Darras's avatar

Andrew, excuse me that out topic but I wanted to ask you what do you think about the last Tchernobyl incident ? Isn't it possible that it's a message of most rabid nationalist who would say to west: "if you betray and leave us die we'll break it all"

Kurvingrad's avatar

Putin said that to make a news which is hard or impossible to spin.

Not that he would not accept such an agreement if it miraculously came about, I am sure he knows such an agreement would be worth to Russia less than the paper it was written on. Minsk 4.0

Sanjay Mehta's avatar

Close to zero in our lifetime. NATO needs to be dissolved and then individual countries could sign treaties with each other.

I can imagine Hungary, Slovakia signing up.

The British? Never.

Mediocrates's avatar

Forget the British - they are not, never were and never will be European.

Darras's avatar

Ho yes, it will happen. When UK will be no more english. Soon.

A Skeptic's avatar

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Deplorable Commissar's avatar

Whether Russia "wins" or loses is irrelevant, because in the end, they LOSE !

– Russia is ready to receive “an unlimited number” of skilled workers from India to help address domestic labor shortages, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has said. –

– Manturov told TASS on Friday that Russia’s manufacturing industry requires at least 800,000 additional workers, while the trade sector faces around 1.5 million unfilled positions. –

https://www.rt.com/india/629121-official-russia-ready-welcome-indian-migrants/

David Schuster's avatar

A partial demilitarization in central & eastern Europe, from the Baltic to the Black Seas, sounds very good but its success is difficult to imagine. America has long been considered non-agreement capable. In three years, there will be a presidential election and America could turn aggressive against Russia once again. Putin will need guarantees clearly in writing, permitting him to legally meet any rearming and redeployment, tit for tat. Otherwise, this proposal seems a lot like "peace in our time" (interestingly involving Poland again) which is nothing more than an attempt by NATO to get a few more years to strengthen its military capacity.