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Fifty-five Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from 19 EU member states have signed a letter to the President of the European Council, António Costa, urging the “immediate opening” of accession negotiations with the Republic of Moldova. This announcement was made by Victor Negrescu, Vice-President of the European Parliament, who initiated this action.

    • shalafi@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Are you familiar with the term “saber rattling”? Serious question, because I’m 54 and have seen this bullshit from Russia since I was a child.

      In any case, and I catch downvotes every time I say this, Putin does not have a big red button to personally launch nukes. The Soviet Union ordered launches, at least twice, and the officers refused to comply.

      Same as the US, no one high in the chain of command is allowing nukes to fly. The leaders may be bug fuck, the generals and admirals are not.

      • Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        So that means no nuclear launches will happen until everyone from the chain of commant is removed (e.g. Nazi DE)

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      Russia says they’ll take out their nuclear arsenal if someone asks them for something without including the word “please.” Hell, the only reason Ukraine doesn’t have their own is because it was given to Russia in exchange for a promise not to invade Ukraine. Russia is long overdue to put up or shut up, and they’re lucky their capital isn’t a smoldering crater with how hard they constantly push the envelope. Fuck Russia, trăiască Basarabia.

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      Ukraine will be a member of the EU as much as Moldova and many others. This is not on Moscow to decide.

      In a very distant future, I hope also Russia will be a member, once the country will have started democratic reform.

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      The myth of consentual EU membership - isn’t there someone you forgot to ask?

      Russia will take out the nuclear arsenal

      But in all seriousness, I very much doubt this.