Ukraine's European Revolution?

[Tamas]

Well, the French welfare state badly needs the money. I don't think Hollande could swap lovers as soon as they are over 40 if he lacked power, so he needs to do this. Be understanding.

[Duque de Bragança]

A very controversial move by Sarkozy and yet Hollande does nothing. Typical. He could have stalled but that would have been too much for him 

[grumbler]

A very controversial move by Sarkozy and yet Hollande does nothing. Typical. He could have stalled but that would have been too much for him   

The first ship is six to eight months from delivery.  There was no need to say anything right now.  I agree with your assessment that Hollande was more worried about jitters among the DCNS shareholders than about stopping Russia's land grab in Crimea.

[Tamas]

Turkey said it had to scramble F-16s for the second time this week as a Russian surveillance plane again flew parallel the Turkish Black Sea coast.

WTF are the Russians doing?! It would be perfect timing for Erdogan to start some shit with Russia. That guy has proven to be ready to see his country burn before he would consider accepting defeat and stepping down, I can totally imagine him risking WW3 just to switch focus from the evidence which should send him to jail, especially if it would give him an opportunity to lock up dissenters.

[celedhring]

Isn't that something Russia usually does? Having Bears or whatever surveillance planes they use loiter near the airspace of NATO nations when there's some need to bang the chest?

[Tamas]

Isn't that something Russia usually does? Having Bears or whatever surveillance planes they use loiter near the airspace of NATO nations when there's some need to bang the chest?

But they are banging their chest hard enough already this time, and they are pulling the mustache of probably the most jumpy, and most unstable NATO member. That is either sheer stupidity, or a genuine attempt to escalate things without looking like the culprits.

[Tamas]

I wonder if politics would be better if complexes-ridden short men would be banned from it? I mean, I did not know about Hollande being part of that group as well:

[Solmyr]

Isn't that something Russia usually does? Having Bears or whatever surveillance planes they use loiter near the airspace of NATO nations when there's some need to bang the chest?

But they are banging their chest hard enough already this time, and they are pulling the mustache of probably the most jumpy, and most unstable NATO member. That is either sheer stupidity, or a genuine attempt to escalate things without looking like the culprits.

Russian conquest of the Crimea is always followed by claims on Constantinople.

[celedhring]

Isn't that something Russia usually does? Having Bears or whatever surveillance planes they use loiter near the airspace of NATO nations when there's some need to bang the chest?

But they are banging their chest hard enough already this time, and they are pulling the mustache of probably the most jumpy, and most unstable NATO member. That is either sheer stupidity, or a genuine attempt to escalate things without looking like the culprits.

NATO has a sizable experience escorting Russian planes out of allied airspace, I'm pretty sure there's enough protocols in place for this.

[Neil]

Isn't that something Russia usually does? Having Bears or whatever surveillance planes they use loiter near the airspace of NATO nations when there's some need to bang the chest?

But they are banging their chest hard enough already this time, and they are pulling the mustache of probably the most jumpy, and most unstable NATO member. That is either sheer stupidity, or a genuine attempt to escalate things without looking like the culprits.

Yeah, but it's Turkey.  If you think the willingness of NATO to fight for the Baltics is ambiguous these days, just wait until you get a load of their willingness to defend Turkey.

[Valmy]

We will fight to the death to defend our loyal friends in Ankara.

[CountDeMoney]

We will fight to the death to defend our loyal friends in Ankara.

"Oh, Billy..."

[Viking]

We will fight to the death to defend our loyal friends in Ankara.

FYP.

[DGuller]

We will fight to the death to defend our loyal friends in Ankara.

FYP.

Woah, that's a much bigger commitment than what Valmy had in mind.

[Viking]

We will fight to the death to defend our loyal friends in Ankara.

FYP.

Woah, that's a much bigger commitment than what Valmy had in mind.

Article 5 means never having to ask if you are a loyal friend.