Sweden to join NATO with Finland as US-led war on Russia escalates

@EintaluJ
Sounds like a moot point now, Turkey rejects the idea of Sweden and Finland getting into Nato.

@kevcvs57 said
No I think the west is arming a like minded country so it can stand a ‘fart in a thunderstorms’ chance of securing its continued existence in the face of a brutal assault by an overwhelming force.
If Ukraine invaded Belorussian territory and NATO provided the arms for it to do so whilst Moscow supported and armed the Belorussians then I would call that a proxy war between ...[text shortened]... this is a bit too direct and in each other’s faces to be a proxy war, we need another phrase for it.

Isn’t that exactly the same as fighting a war by proxy?

@shavixmir said
Isn’t that exactly the same as fighting a war by proxy?

No because Russia is actually one of the fighting forces. To the best of my knowledge when two powers are fighting a proxy war neither power is directly involved. I could be wrong though, it’s just those are the historical examples I can think of.
But either way this is a Russian war on Ukraine not a US led war on Russia.