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Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'

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fashg182 · 1789655929 · focus · HN ↗
While I would welcome Canada as an associate EU member, one must be aware of the possibility that this is political theater in order to sell more Ukraine support to the Canadian public. Canada proposes to join EU funding for the Ukraine war, so both the EU and Canada follow literally Pete Hegseth's instructions from 2025 for burden sharing in NATO and finance the US proxy war:
<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9cd8cc79-e98a-449f-a903-609b034a56e3?syn-25a6b1a6=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.ft.com/content/9cd8cc79-e98a-449f-a903-609b034a5...
So both the EU and Canada are compliant US vassals despite the talk.
1. T-RN-R · 1789656847 · focus · HN ↗
  I don’t think you understand that the EU and Canada both have deep vested interests in protecting Ukrainian sovereignty. Canada shares a large Arctic border with Russia, and is geopolitically motivated to prevent Russian expansionism. The EU is motivated to defend its eastern flank, and impose cost on a Russia that may just eye the Baltic states next.
  1. dfjst · 1789657126 · focus · HN ↗
    Of course they have an interest. Still, the US provoked the proxy war and should pay for it. I don't begrudge Ukraine getting money from the US.
    Why doesn't the US provoke Russia in Siberia? We know the answer: There are no proxies.

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