Fact check: Did NATO expansion drive Russia to war in Ukraine?
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By admitting Eastern European countries, NATO cheated, showed disrespect and backed Russia into a corner. This is one of the Kremlin's main justifications for attacking Ukraine. Is that true?


Fact check: Did NATO expansion drive Russia to war in Ukraine?
leaders have gathered in in the on June 24 and 25 to discuss the topic of increased defense spending, and support for will be high on the . Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now well into its fourth year. As the fighting drags on, the United States has increasingly demanded that its NATO allies shoulder a greater share of the costs of funding the alliance, whose members have been providing significant military and financial support to Kyiv. In the…
NATO had deceived Russia, disregarded it and narrowed it down by admitting Eastern European states. This is one of the Kremlin's most important reasons for its attack on Ukraine. What about it?
NATO Isn’t the Reason Putin Invaded Ukraine: A Point-by-Point Breakdown
Despite the Kremlin’s insistence that NATO expansion provoked Russia’s war against Ukraine, the claim falls apart under scrutiny. The alliance has been on Russia’s doorstep for decades. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have been members since 2004, while Türkiye and Norway have belonged to NATO since it was founded in 1949. In 2023, Finland joined as well, extending the alliance’s frontier even further along Russia’s border. Russia has never dared…
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