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Thank you les green01 and Skybird for your answer to my question.

I know les green01 is correct NATO isn't NATO without USA. An attack on a European NATO member will be an attack on USA and other members.

I'm not that much into military knowhow so Skybird could very well be correct in his statement.

His statement made me think.

Does Putin have these thoughts- Europe/NATO isn't interested in a conflict when it comes to a non-member country like Ukraine ?

Are the Russian sure that an invasion of Ukraine or part of the country will only lead to harsh verbal words from EU/NATO and nothing more ?

Then there is the ordinary persons view on this subject.

I for once are in no way interest in an all out conflict with Russia.

Markus