Letters to the Editor: If you think NATO is the real threat, you're falling for Russian propaganda

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

To the editor: A letter writer repeats the preposterous Russian lie that North Atlantic Treaty Organization expansion to Eastern Europe after the Cold War is a manifestation of Western imperialism and a threat to Russia's security.

NATO expanded eastward for one reason only: After the fall of the Soviet Union, the countries that were freed from being Soviet republics or satellite states were eager to be protected from the possibility that Russia would one day change its mind and seek to use military force to reinstate Russian control.

NATO is purely a defensive alliance; the member states do not seek one square inch of Russian territory, and they represent no threat to the integrity of Russia.

On the other hand, NATO is an obstacle to Russian President Vladimir Putin's goal of regaining dominance of Eastern Europe, and that is why he vilifies it.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/letters-editor-think-nato-real-110028974.html

[dalton99a]

1. Putin's useful idiots