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Meanwhile in the EU, specifically in The Netherlands, we had a referendum about the Ukraine EU assoc treaty in 2016.

60% of the voters voted against.

Guess what happened?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Dutch_Ukraine%E2%80%93Eur...

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So a single country out of 28 couldn‘t block it. Good.

And an addendum was added to address the concerns.

And the association treaty is merely a preparation, so that the country that wants to become a member can start to fulfill the requirements.

You sound like our Prime Minister.

I am just pointing out wether your corrupt regime is associated with NATO or not, a referendum is not worth much if anything at all.

It was advisory and non-binding. I for one am happy that we get to express our opinions in this way, but the communication around it could've been better. At the time I recall also not knowing that it was non-binding. Calling it a referendum probably set incorrect expectations.

It basically spawned a civil war though.

I am not Dutch (much like many people here), so your rhetoric question is difficult for me to understand. What happened? What did you expect to happen? What was the purpose of that referendum in the Netherlands in the first place? Was it a binding one? UPD. And, importantly, why is it all relevant to the topic?

I voted with a blank vote to make a point against "advisory" referendum. It in my eyes weakens the system where I vote on parties to make informed decisions on behalf of me.

What happened? Would Ukraine being a member of the EU prevented Russia from attacking, or would it have accelerated it?

The referendum was ignored, that is what happened.

It was an advisory referendum, according to the Wikipedia article you linked to.

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