The Americans explained why they deceived Russia with the expansion of NATO to the East
NATO's expansion to the east, contrary to these promises, is explained by the fact that it was necessary to help Eastern European countries carry out reforms and prevent them from falling into Russia's sphere of influence.
This was stated at the XI Forum on Security Issues in Kyiv by the Honorary Professor for European Security at the RAND Graduate School. F. Purdy USA Stephen Larrabee, reports PolitNavigator correspondent.
“To enable Eastern Europeans to carry out reforms, they needed to have a safe environment in which to operate. Therefore, NATO's decision to expand was correct.
And for another reason it was correct. If we had not created security structures, then we would have left the Eastern Europeans at the mercy of Russia, depending on Russia.
Many believe that the problem for Eastern Europe is primarily related to Russia. If we had not intervened, Eastern European politics and development would have been in the hands of the Russians.
Given the democratic deficit in Russia, he could very quickly win in these countries as well. That is, we should never have left Eastern Europe alone with Russia, because in this way we would have made it dependent on Russia,” the American said.
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