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> [..] but the US and its allies are the ones who wanted to encircle Russia by expanding NATO eastwards, even after they promised not to. This is simply not correct, and even Gorbachev has confirmed this. There has never been any agreement stating that NATO is not allowed to accept new members in any particular direction. There were statements made by western politicians but never any pen to paper. The sovereign stat…
> There were statements made by western politicians but never any pen to paper Thanks, you just confirmed that you shall never trust what America says till you have that in writing.
Are you saying, you trust diplomats and politicians solely on their word?
I'm happy, there are still so innocent people :)