Despite promises made to Gorbachev at the end of the Cold War, NATO has incorporated almost all of former Soviet allies establishing its military facilities along Russia’s border. NATO forces have encircled the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, home to Russia’s only ice-free port on the Baltic Sea. In addititon, the West has instigated “color revolutions” in the former Soviet republics targeting Russia-friendly regimes. Still, the West refuses to recognize Russia’s security concerns as legitimate.
Why Russia wanted security guarantees from the West
Originally published: Strategic Culture on February 27, 2022 by Strategic Infographics (more by Strategic Culture) | (Posted Mar 02, 2022)
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