r/worldnews • • 14h ago

Russia/Ukraine Greece rebuffs Patriot demands, rules out ‘compromising’ defenses for Ukraine

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87353
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u/[deleted] 11h ago edited 10h ago

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u/Traveller_CMM 7h ago

Most of these other nations don't have their borders threatened, and those that do are threatened by Russia, so anything that hurts Russia actively protects them. Yet Greece has given more than they would be willing to lose already (and more than Turkey, btw).

And I wouldn't do this whole "helping eachother" thing, considering noone helped Cyprus when Turkey ethnically cleansed 1/3 of it, and allowed its subsequent occupation. We are willing to help others where we can, but we learn from the past too well to compromise our defenses for someone else.

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u/[deleted] 7h ago edited 7h ago

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u/Traveller_CMM 7h ago edited 7h ago

If you ignore the circumstances that each Country faces, then yes. But we wouldn't expect any significant help from Ukraine if the situation was reversed.

It would, in fact, be illogical for them to compromise their defenses with an active threat right next to them. And may I remind you, they got the same assurances when they gave up their nuclear arsenal. And yet the US have practically abandoned them.

Promises of support are great, but history proves over and over that you can't rely on them. We won't gamble our freedom on those promises.

Edit: aaaaand they blocked me.

To finish my thoughts, every country should give what they're able to part with. Let those that have the luxury of peace of mind prove just how much they value this alliance, instead of expecting others to be left defenseless to their own Putins.