> 2008:

> nato: gruzia and ukraine could join nato

> russia: do not try to join nato

> gruzia: let's crack down on south ossetia and join nato!

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> 2014:

> nato: ukraine could join nato, here, have some cookies

> russia: do not try to join nato

> ukraine: let's overthrow yanukovych and join nato!

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> 2022:

> nato: ukraine could still join nato, some day, maybe

> russia: do not try to join nato

> ukraine: not only we should join nato we should also re-nuclearize!

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