Gorbachev confirms it in some interviews and denies in others. Here he confirms it: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1933223/Gorbachev-

Gorbachev confirms it in some interviews and denies in others. Here he confirms it: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/1933223/Gorbachev-US-could-start-new-Cold-War.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/193... "The Americans promised that Nato wouldn't move beyond the boundaries of Germany after the Cold War but now half of central and eastern Europe are members, so what happened to their promises? It shows they cannot be trusted."