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"In the current environment, it is not in the best interest of NATO or the US that [Eastern European] states be granted full NATO membership and its security gu
by eveningcoffee 5y ago
"In the current environment, it is not in the best interest of NATO or the US that [Eastern European] states be granted full NATO membership and its security guarantees,"
So they told in 1990, right after the fortunate collapse of Soviet Union, that the countries previously occupied by Russians will be not YET ready to join NATO.
Guess what, a little over 10 years later they were ready.
The other thing that happened? Putin happened.
Nothing was promised to Russians.