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Varolyn t1_j21hczx wrote

Reply to comment by Sorry-Business-1152 in US, EU, NATO urge restraint as Serbia-Kosovo border crossings close by VanGoghEnjoyer

I mean the question is why? If Serbia decides to do something stupid, NATO will just smash whatever attack force that they use.

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Sorry-Business-1152 t1_j21odk7 wrote

Your guess is as good as mine but Russia has used the Balkan region as a tool to lash out at the west. They fuel instability to throw a monkey wrench in the wests efforts to integrate the western Balkans into the EU. Could be a distraction or something more

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PestyNomad t1_j21qj0l wrote

Trying to spread the west thin is my guess but it is unlikely to work considering the number of nations within NATO at this point.

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RealityHungry4597 t1_j22d5o6 wrote

Most of NATO hasn’t historically spent a great deal on their defense industry besides the US and a handful of others, so regardless of number of countries the depth of resource reserve and ability to replenish is finite. If forced to intervene in Kosovo it may impact amount of support for Ukraine. Just a thought

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PestyNomad t1_j22dmzp wrote

> Most of NATO hasn’t historically spent a great deal on their defense industry

Eh, plenty of heavy weights on the member list

Overall you are right that most do not contribute as much as the few key countries, but it is still more than enough to keep up with current events.

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RealityHungry4597 t1_j22e5ri wrote

Perhaps it’s enough, perhaps it won’t impact ongoing support to Ukraine but you must admit that it is a further drain nonetheless.

This article seems to indicate that I’m not the only one with this concern, which strengthens the concept that it might be what Russia is trying to do: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/world/europe/nato-weapons-shortage-ukraine.html

Lots of priorities; Russia sanctions, arm Ukraine, support Kosovo, deter China, etc…

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CapeTownMassive t1_j22t732 wrote

The total spending for all NATO countries on defense is nearly equivalent to Russia’s entire GDP LOL

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RealityHungry4597 t1_j23pfdl wrote

And yet NATOs military commitments far outstrip Russias, so what’s you point? Besides let’s not kid ourselves, the majority of NATO spending is from the US who is also trying to maintain a sufficient stockpile for global reach and a deterrent against China in the Taiwan straight.

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mikica1986 t1_j21yb5j wrote

Because now everyone talks about potential "war" (that, according to state media, already happened) instead of amonia (or however it's spelt) poisoning drinking water in one of Serbia's regions.

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