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Putin did ask to join NATO in early 2000s, was laughed out of the room.
by rossmohax 5y ago
Putin did ask to join NATO in early 2000s, was laughed out of the room.
- jacquesm 5y agoRightly so. Dictatorships have no place in modern NATO.
- zx85wes 5y agoExcept it wasn't a dictatorship back then. https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/russia/16293 https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/russia/16293
- jacquesm 5y agoYeltsin named Putin as his successor, the writing was on the wall for much longer, besides little details such as the Chechen war.
- rossmohax 5y agoPutin was overall very open to the West early on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7Ng75e5gQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7Ng75e5gQ
- lupire 5y ago"ask" is quite overstating the case. There were some informal conversations between individuals.