misharogov on Nostr: NATO’s existence became justified by the need to manage threats provoked by its ...

NATO’s existence became justified by the need to manage threats provoked by its enlargement. ... It is the West that is whipping itself into a war frenzy. Instead, western powers should recognise that neutrality — not NATO membership, as was promised to Ukraine in 2008 — is the only feasible option for a divided Ukrainian people.

— Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ukraine-isn-t-the-west/