Ah yes, Norway. You gave the English language the word "quisling" and invaded our country centuries before any Muslims arrived, bringing your own share of rape and pillage. If Israel is free to define their history from whatever point they choose, then I claim exactly the same right. I will repeat: if Russia's neighbours wish to spend vast sums on defence and engage in sabre-rattling, that is their choice. Be my guest. What I do not want is for Great Britain to be drawn into other people's conflicts. As for the Baltic states, their rhetoric is often far more confrontational than their size would suggest, and I am not convinced they have always mastered the finer arts of diplomacy. It is also worth remembering that, like parts of Ukraine and indeed Norway, some individuals and movements in those countries collaborated with Nazi Germany during the Second World War, and volunteers from several occupied nations served with vicious and genocidal intent in Waffen-SS formations. History is complicated, and no nation emerges from it with entirely clean hands. That is precisely why I am wary of being asked to treat every modern geopolitical dispute as a simple struggle between good and evil which the Ukrainophiles seem intent on. Russia does not equal Nazi Germany - by a long mile - and I like many others don't wish to make them both our enemy and have a target on our backs.
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