Couple of issues with that.
1. It would only ever work if Georgia joins first or they join together.
2. Armenia might actually run into a technicality as I am not sure if it has any territories that are inside what is considered geographical Europe.
3. Also like Georgia and Moldova, it would need to find some sort of permanent solution to its contested territories problem.
I also forgot.
4. Turkey might be more mad about it than Russia. Unironically.
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Words to live by.
So pootie wants to meet Trump and Trump says it is being arranged. Normally kgb agents and their handlers are a little more discreet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenh...pean%20Council.Article 49 (formerly Article O) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU)[4] or Maastricht Treaty states that any European country that respects the principles of the EU may apply to join. Countries' classification as European is "subject to political assessment"[5] by the Commission and, more importantly, the European Council.
In 1987, Morocco applied to join the European Communities (the precursor to the European Union). The application was rejected on the grounds that Morocco was not considered to be a "European country" and hence could not join. The EU has generally taken a broad view of what counts as a European country, having approved the application of Cyprus and has ruled that Armenia,[6] Georgia, and Turkey satisfy the requirements for application.
Although non-European states are not considered eligible to be members, they may enjoy varying degrees of integration with the EU, set out by international agreements. This currently includes the European Neighbourhood Policy, Union for the Mediterranean, and a variety of other European Union Association Agreements and EU free trade agreements. Non-EU European states are also participating (with or without the goal of eventual EU membership) in the Stabilisation and Association Process, Eastern Partnership, European Free Trade Association, EU-Russia Common Spaces, and Northern Dimension.
Also, as mentioned, Cyprus.
I know if it's a bit far fetched, but if Trump insists on the whole coercion by economics thing, Canada going hard on EU ties is really the only real way forward.
It's that or China or really becoming Trump's personal whipping boy.
Also, this is assuming Trump and Musk don't cripple the EU through the AfD, Le Pen, Orban, Fico etc.
Honestly, the Russians and the Chinese are laughing their asses off right now. They didn't need to win militarily, or economically, they won by us forfeiting and breaking the West by ourselves, cuz trans people in bathrooms and the price of eggs or something (which we all forgot about anyway).
Damn, Yandex trying to remove refineries from its maps didn't help.
And here I was sure that Ukraine wouldn't be able to find them anymore.
Here's $500 million for the California fi-... Oh wait, it's for Ukraine.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e-military-aid
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