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Which is why I'm baffled why people still spread the myth that Russia invaded to 'stop nato aggression.'
Like, firstly you're fucking wrong, but if you want to wear that L like a medal then go for it. Russia is the biggest reason the baltics joined.
I'm not sure who would say that it was to 'stop NATO aggression', but it's not hard to imagine it as a some kind of response to NATO's continued expansion around them.
NATO hasn't been in any direct operations against Russia but they have been involved in the ME where they have been active.
I think of it a lot in the same way as the US's pacific ocean and Caribbean territorial expansion and involvement in central america as a response to the Cuban Missile crisis and Soviet posturing.
The "Cuban" missile crisis was started by USA putting nukes in Turkey.
yup.
Wasnt the US involved in SA long before the CMC?
Well yea, the US has had imperial ambitions since its founding, but they definitely doubled down when their primary adversary set up camp in their backyard
I'm not saying there isn't reason for those countries to want to joint an alliance against their imperialist neighbor, but honestly it's kinda hard not to see how NATO's influence has been abused for purposes other than defense.
Nato: Invades the entire middle east and fucks it up to steal oil
You: "What a great defensive alliance"
Where those WMD's in Iraq at?
Which happened first? NATO expansion, or Russian invasion?
There’s your answer.
The Baltic states joined in 2004. Long before Putin was made into a pariah, and Russia was still seen as part of the West and publicly aspiring to join NATO
russia, seen as part of the west? what the hell.
Because that's what Russia has been repeating for the past two years. Some people believe lies whan they're repeated often enough.
A major reason may have been to stop Ukraine's entry in Nato though.
I am very confused by your comment. Are you saying Putin never said that, or are you saying he was lying?
From Putin's actual mouth:
Just to be clear, he definitely said that, but he was definitely lying.
(source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-speaks-victory-day-parade-moscows-red-square-2022-05-09/)