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The NATO mutual-defense clause the host raises and Jiang then reinterprets as strategically avoidable if Russia keeps the war inside Ukraine.
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Article 5
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Jiang says Article 5 is less decisive than it appears because Russia does not need to invade Europe directly if European volunteers can be induced to die inside Ukraine instead.
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Jiang says a literal Russian invasion of Turkey would be strategically foolish in a nuclear age because it would activate NATO Article 5 and risk Armageddon.
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"So, because of NATO and Article 5, wouldn't the United States in some capacity be forced to come to the defense of Europe throughout..."
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"So, Article 5 states that if a European state, a NATO state, is under attack, then America is compelled to intervene. But, remember, Russia's..."
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"...be stupid for Russia to invade Turkey because that would aggravate Article 5 of NATO, and you would have a nuclear Armageddon. So I..."
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"...to Greenland. And the Danish prime minister trying to refer to Article 5, but I'm not sure if America would come to the defense..."
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"...already invoked Article 4, and that allows Poland then to invoke Article 5. And then NATO will come to the defense of Poland. So..."
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