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  i believe the US would be able to find some way to ensure that putin's buddy in turkey didn't play games with the straits.
context: Then Georgia, then Armenia, Then Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. 
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  Maybe its time to give some permanent vacation to Putin >
  
  That's what a lot of  people don't get, Putin and his pals want to bring back "the glory of soviet russia" and are completely deluded. They are seriously thinking about invading other free countries once they are done with Ukraine, if it ever falls. Georgia is obviously next.
  Putin needs to be stopped now, by any means necessary. >
  
  I'm not from Georgia, but its the only country in the world that allows Colombians to live there for one year, if Russia attacks them, I'll join the fight and help Georgians >
  
  That’s an odd and unlikely agreement Colombia and Georgia have. How’d that come to be? >
  
  Colombia and Georgia don't have a formal relationship, we don't even have an embassy there, Georgia did it because they wanted and I respect that. >
  
  Maybe they want some good Colombian food? >
  
  There used to be a campaign from Massachusetts in California that was done after gay marriage became legal there that read, "We'll bring the civil rights. You bring the Mexican food." And it worked. >
  
  I guess I’m confused as to why Moldova would be supplying weapons to NATO… Why NATO would need weapons from Moldova… >
  
  That's the point. He makes a threat, no weapons are supplied (same as without the threat), and he can take credit. >
  
  He'll just say their NAZIs and invade anyways. >
  
  Their nazis? How does one obtain their own nazi? >
  
  Gotta catch 'em all! >
  
  Heinrich uses poison gas! 
  Adolf is poisoned.
  Adolf uses harden, Adolf’s defense has increased. >
  
  Adolf used self-destruct. >
  
  Moldova... supply NATO..... with WHAT? >
  
  Insulated wire... it accounts for 15% of all of Moldova's exports.  Other than that, Moldova will arm Nato with Cereal, Sunflower Seeds and Agricultural Equipment.
  I think it's a funny threat considering that Russia isn't even Moldova's chief export partner >
  
  In Monty Python fashion: “…And the wine! Don’t forget the wine.” >
  
  moldova was next anyway, the belarus president inadvertently leaked plans to take it over. >
  
  This is the real point right here. Russia was planning to invade Moldova after invading Ukraine. This might be the beginning of a causus belli for Moldova. >
  
  If we don't consider the USSR to be a nation itself, then they may only have a temporary claim right now. From when Transnistria tried to break away, they have about 5 years till the claim expires. >
  
  It depends, when in active conflict cores expiration can pause. Core duration also depends on absolutism does it not ? 
  But tbf there hasn't been an update to make cold wars a thing so idk. >
  
  I'm not sure they cored Moldova. >
  
  Idk how to check that with the current UI >
  
  Fly to Moldova and touch the ground. The window will pop up in the bottom left of your vision. >
  
  Nah mate can't be bothered, doing an isolationnist Vic 3 USA slave game right now. Take care. >
  
  Putins military is in shambles, these kinds of threats dont mean much anymore. >
  
  Actually I would argue the complete opposite - Moldova is probably the o ly country left for Russia to attack (except maybe Georgia). Threatening Poland for example is just laughable, but with less than 10k soldiers and no NATO pact Moldova is probably the easiest target for Putin to flex and generate domestic PR.
  Ukraine isn't just fighting for its own people and right to exist - they are literally setting the stage for regional politics for the next hundred years. >
  
  Zelensky was eluding to that in his speech to Congress. He wants Ukraine to be a powerful ally to the US in the region. 
  As Ukrainians rebuild in the wake of the war, they will rebuild into a Turkey but hopefully without the Erdogan period to follow. >
  
  id trade turkey for Ukraine any day >
  
  Unfortunately turkey has the benefit of sitting on one of the most strategic and economically advantageous pieces of the planet.