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Originally Posted by Two Bills
Poland chose where its interests lay a long time ago, and has been a full member of Nato sinc 1999.
Switzerland has never been a member or applied to join NATO.
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The way I understand it, Poland had been becoming/leaning authoritarian in the past year, but after Russia attacked the Ukraine, public sentiment in Poland and their President (or Prime Minister) made the shift quickly away from Russia towards the West. A lot of that has to do with the superior PR campaign and work put in by President Zelenskyy and the obvious videos about Russian atrocities - also there is a David vs Goliath concept here.
........That was MY point. I don't care who is OFFICIALLY in NATO. It is about the need for all countries around the world HAVING TO CHOOSE a side. Hungary for example is officially in NATO, but after the recent (tainted) election, Viktor Orban seems to be heading back to his Dictatorial roots and he will favor Russia. This will present a problem for NATO in the future. That was MY point about choosing!
.........I will have to check about Switzerland, but there has been something in the news about their applying for NATO membership. Stay tuned!