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The US made no such official promise. Apparently not even unofficially, Gorbachev denied that Clinton ever made that personal promise.
by jakeinspace 4y ago
The US made no such official promise. Apparently not even unofficially, Gorbachev denied that Clinton ever made that personal promise.
- kornhole 4y agoThey were informal assurances. Jeffrey Sachs was there at the time. https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/gafr872ellaha3wpjhpfylc6lcx68j https://www.jeffsachs.org/newspaper-articles/gafr872ellaha3w...
- anlsh 4y agoYou're wrong. There was indeed never anything "official", but high-level diplomats (such as the US Secretary of State) did promise as much behind closed doors. See https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017-12-12/nato-expansion-what-gorbachev-heard-western-leaders-early https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2017...
- joshsyn 4y ago[dead]