They didn't expand to Ukraine. NATO has added the Baltics, Romania, Bulgaria, and many of the Balkan states in the 2000s.
Things I've read seem to indicate more of the coddling was geared towards the former SSRs, and specifically not the Russian one itself. Still, I was a kid/teenager in the 90s and really didn't get interested in cold war history until the early 2000s. So, this is all based on reading mostly. I actually think we've done a shit job with Ukraine as well, just building up the corruption even more so it can be used as a political plaything to the benefit of western politicians. Russia will just do the same thing to it's own benefit.
Because none of them were in an armed conflict, see. Also have pulled out the necessary reforms first and went through all the milestones needed.
Back in 1990 even the Soviet Union wanted to join. The late Gorbachev era was a weird time, in Poland we've been unironically singing a pop song about how cool he was (for an old Soviet).
They didn't expand to Ukraine. NATO has added the Baltics, Romania, Bulgaria, and many of the Balkan states in the 2000s.
Things I've read seem to indicate more of the coddling was geared towards the former SSRs, and specifically not the Russian one itself. Still, I was a kid/teenager in the 90s and really didn't get interested in cold war history until the early 2000s. So, this is all based on reading mostly. I actually think we've done a shit job with Ukraine as well, just building up the corruption even more so it can be used as a political plaything to the benefit of western politicians. Russia will just do the same thing to it's own benefit.
Because none of them were in an armed conflict, see. Also have pulled out the necessary reforms first and went through all the milestones needed.
Back in 1990 even the Soviet Union wanted to join. The late Gorbachev era was a weird time, in Poland we've been unironically singing a pop song about how cool he was (for an old Soviet).
Also I see a highly relevant surname lol