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by bandyaboot 1128 days ago
> When the war started there were no talking what's so ever about NATO expansion to Ukraine.

You were replying to a comment that’s clearly referring to current or recent talk of Ukraine joining NATO at the time of the invasion.

> In the present, the secretary general of NATO Jens Stoltenberg has said "Let me be clear: Ukraine’s rightful place is in the Euro-Atlantic family. Ukraine’s rightful place is in NATO. And over time, our support will help you make this possible.”

Yes, obviously things are different now. Ukraine may very well be the next step in the NATO expansion that Putin has imposed upon himself.