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You know what? I think it is reasonable to believe that. I think it is reasonable to believe the expansion of NATO "provoked" war with Russia. That article is f

You know what? I think it is reasonable to believe that. I think it is reasonable to believe the expansion of NATO "provoked" war with Russia. That article is from 2022 but Putin was saying this all the way back in 2014: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20603 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/20603 > On the contrary, they have lied to us many times, made decisions behind our backs, placed us before an accomplished fact. This happened with NATO’s expansion to the East, as well as the deployment of military infrastructure at our borders. They kept telling us the same thing: “Well, this does not concern you.” That’s easy to say. So I can believe that Putin thought he needed to invade Ukraine due to NATO's expansionism. I do not understand how he could be so stupid :(.

xcv123 3y ago
Interesting link. He is very convincing and persuasive in his speeches. Whatever you may believe about Putin, he is certainly not stupid. Not even his worst enemies would honestly think he is stupid. He has an extremely sharp mind and is a cunning adversary, and so is his opposition in the west. "Russia found itself in a position it could not retreat from. If you compress the spring all the way to its limit, it will snap back hard. You must always remember this."
- simion314 3y ago
  >"Russia found itself in a position it could not retreat from. If you compress the spring all the way to its limit, it will snap back hard. You must always remember this." And explain why Ukraine a country that was their "brothers" felt attracted by EU and Western values? I hope the explanation does not involve Satan or CIA mind control.