Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "Finland claims joining NATO won't threaten Russia. Here's what the Kremlin has to say" video.

  1. It isn't actually a rule, just a practice. The main thing blocking Ukraine's entry was the levels of corruption, their inheritance from the Soviet system. Reform only started after Yanukovych fled to Russia, and corrupt practices have been hard to remove. Both Zelenskyy and Poroshenko were elected as reformers, and neither was really successful. The ironic thing is, this unwanted war may succeed where they failed.
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