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Karsten Simmonds
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Raised as an independent. Father, Husband, Globetrotter. My opinion is exactly that: My opinion. Nobody should be above the law.
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Well, it happens that member states of the EU are as well members of NATO, but that doesn't count for all member states of NATO.
Again, you're mixing details - leading to wrong conclusions.
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You're still talking about hypotheticals which do not effect each other anyway.

1st.:
- Ukraine is not a part of the EU
2nd.:
- Ukraine is not a part of NATO

But most important, the EU is of now relevance for NATO.
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Only member states of NATO can "trigger" § 5.
Read yourself:

www.nato.int/en/what-we-d...

A NATO member state might be part of the EU, but that's irrelevant in regards to the articles.
Collective defence and Article 5
On 4 April 1949, 12 countries from Europe and North America came together in Washington, D.C. to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. NATO’s founding treaty is not long – only 14 articles, just over 1,000 ...
www.nato.int
December 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The § 5 you reference (which btw. was only "activated" one time on request of the USA) has nothing to do with the EU.
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you celebrate with russian officials and admire NAZIs you'll rise in the GOP.
Means, she's all on track and not even hiding it
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM