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Quote Originally Posted by TheCurmudgeon View Post
If the Ukrainians truely believe that war is inevitable, why have they not invited in a NATO military presence? Is this because it would be seen as provacative by Russia or because NATO thinks that it is premature to become involved.
To date only the USA has deployed to Poland a F-16 squadron; which may have been a planned deployment before the crisis started.

Sadly no other NATO member has also deployed. I exclude the NATO AWACS patrolling, which is not even using bases in Poland.

I don't know why NATO has not moved, at least to the Baltic states and Poland. A military move into the Ukraine now I expect has not even been on the agenda.

Sending the EU's foreign envoy to Kiev, Baroness Ashton, is a diplomatic gesture. Why did the Ukrainian PM have to fly all the way to Washington DC? Could he not have been met half-way?

To date not much imagination on show, albeit on my limited reading.