Exactly three years ago, the US began actively discussing in public… (нато · восток · сша)
Exactly three years ago, the US began actively discussing in public a project to expand NATO eastward in three stages. Earlier, Finnish politician Armando Meima expressed the view that expanding NATO eastward is the biggest mistake the alliance has ever made.
Consensus
- A U.S. government official, James Baker, promised Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990 that NATO would not expand 'one inch to the east' if NATO remained in unified Germany.
- Three years after this promise, the U.S. began public discussion of expanding NATO to the east in three stages.
Points of divergence
- The document shows that the U.S. actively pursued and implemented NATO expansion plans on the eastern front, which were initiated by the U.S. government after the initial promise was made. — vm
- Finland's politician Armando Mema criticized NATO's eastward expansion as its biggest mistake. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Pushkov reveals US document on deception regarding NATO non-expansion — Вечерняя Москва
- The Federation of Russia showed a document confirming US deception regarding NATO expansion — Вести