NATO expands to the Russian Border
At the time Russia was described in Western press as “grumbling” about these moves and called for structures that made all nations feel included.
Whether he truly believes NATO is a threat or the organization’s enlargement had simply frustrated his own expansion plans, Vladimir Putin has long complained about this growth toward the Russian border and it continues to be cited as a justification in his country’s current war with Ukraine.
……Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia are admitted to NATO, the largest expansion of the organization….
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