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  31. NATO never stated it would not enlarge Eastward. Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone. Russia is terrorising sovereign Nations and they run to NATO for safety.
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  229. NATO never stated it would not enlarge Eastward. Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone. Russia is terrorising sovereign Nations and they run to NATO for safety.
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  491. Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  659. Do NATO's out-of-area operations prove that the Alliance is not defensive? NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly-zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  888. Firstly, that so called โ€œdocumentโ€ apparently displaying Russiaโ€™s low threshold for using its nuclear weaponry is null and void. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Russiaโ€™s nuclear doctrine. There are lots of similar fake documents doing the rounds on the internet. You must remember that the Russian propaganda machine has literally put BILLIONS of dollars(USD) into online propaganda and disinformation. It is one of Russias most heavily invested war tactic projects and โ€œdocumentsโ€ such as this are just a part of that. Secondly, there is no one man button behind the launching of the Russian Nuclear capability. Over 50 individuals must first be consulted before any such decisions are made. The actual Russian doctrine dictates that the Russian state itself must be in mortal danger of imminent destruction before this is even a concept. Finally, Putin is a very worried man at present. More troubled than he has been since this war began. He has threatened Nuclear attacks on many, many occasions. All bluster and sabre rattling. We know this because we have had no less than eight previous instances that, while taken seriously, were nothing but fruitless empty threats. Yes, eight times! All of Russiaโ€™s Nuclear launch sites are closely monitored 24/7 by Western intelligence agencies and to date there has never been any movement at these sites to cause the faintest concern. Putin knows better! Besides, unlike the West and NATO Nuclear capabilities, the Putin regime cannot rely on theirs to even work!! Slava Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
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  928. ย @lawrenceharris4704ย  In February 2015, Representatives of Russia, Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the leaders of two pro-Russian separatist regions signed a 13-point agreement. The terms of the agreement are de forth below. The leaders of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine, gathered in Minsk at the same time and issued a declaration of support for the deal. sounds good. Right? It set out military and political steps that remain unimplemented. A major blockage has been Russia's insistence that it is not a party to the conflict and therefore is not bound by its terms. Get this-Ukraine is bound to follow the Minsk II agreement but Russia is not. They can do whatever they please, including invading Ukraine. Point 10, for example, calls for the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations and military equipment from the two disputed regions, Donetsk and Luhansk: Ukraine says this refers to forces from Russia, but Moscow denies it has any forces there. Denial of the obvious by Russia creates issues for a lasting agreement. The 13 points were, in brief: 1. An immediate and comprehensive ceasefire 2. Withdrawal of all heavy weapons by both sides 3. Monitoring and verification by the OSCE 4. To start a dialogue on interim self-government for the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, in accordance with Ukrainian law, and acknowledge their special status by parliamentary resolution. 5. A pardon and amnesty for people involved in the fighting 6. An exchange of hostages and prisoners. 7. Provision of humanitarian assistance. 8. Resumption of socio-economic ties, including pensions. 9. Restoration of full control of the state border by the government of Ukraine. 10. Withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment, and mercenaries. 11. Constitutional reform in Ukraine including decentralization, with specific mention of Donetsk and Luhansk. 12. Elections in Donetsk and Luhansk on terms to be agreed with their representatives. 13. Intensifying the work of a Trilateral Contact Group comprising representatives of Russia, Ukraine, and the OSCE. But Russia says it is not bound because it is not a party. But if it is a party then there are no Russian troops in Donbas. So before the war started Putin said the Minsk Agreements no longer exist. But when he is losing the war, they exist and Ukraine should be following them.
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  1008. Do NATO's out-of-area operations prove that the Alliance is not defensive? NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly-zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  1031. Firstly, that so called โ€œdocumentโ€ apparently displaying Russiaโ€™s low threshold for using its nuclear weaponry is null and void. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Russiaโ€™s nuclear doctrine. There are lots of similar fake documents doing the rounds on the internet. You must remember that the Russian propaganda machine has literally invested BILLIONS of dollars(USD) into online propaganda and disinformation. It is one of Russias most heavily invested war tactic projects and โ€œdocumentsโ€ such as this are just a part of that. Secondly, there is no one man button behind the launching of the Russian Nuclear capability. Over 50 individuals must first be consulted before any such decisions are made. The actual Russian doctrine dictates that the Russian state itself must be in mortal danger of imminent destruction before this is even a concept. Finally, Putin is a very worried man at present. More troubled than he has been since this war began. He has threatened Nuclear attacks on many, many occasions. All bluster and sabre rattling. We know this because we have had no less than eight previous instances that, while taken seriously, were nothing but fruitless empty threats. Yes, eight times! All of Russiaโ€™s Nuclear launch sites are closely monitored 24/7 by Western intelligence agencies and to date there has never been any movement at these sites to cause the faintest concern. Putin knows better! Besides, unlike the West and NATO Nuclear capabilities, the Putin regime cannot rely on theirs to even work!! Slava Ukraine ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
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  1078. Did NATO really promise not to extend eastward? Fact: Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone. Russia threatens its peaceful neighbours which causes them to seek safety in NATO.
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  1201. Does NATOโ€™s involvement in other conflicts prove its not a defensive alliance? NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly-zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  1320. Did NATO really promise not to extend eastward? Fact: Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1574. Did NATO make promise not to expand Eastwards? Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1666. ย @ainopouta5528ย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1678. Do NATO's out-of-area operations prove that the Alliance is not defensive? NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly-zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  1707. Did NATO really promise not to extend eastward? Fact: Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone. Russia threatens its peaceful neighbours which causes them to seek safety in NATO.
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  1790. NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UN Security Council mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under threat of attack." NATO did this, with the support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  1842. ย @NCM-xy8owย  NATO never stated it would not move an "inch eastward." Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1843. ย @NCM-xy8owย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1844. ย @NCM-xy8owย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1845. ย @NCM-xy8owย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1846. ย @NCM-xy8owย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1847. ย @NCM-xy8owย  That's typical Russian propaganda. Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1848. ย @NCM-xy8owย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  1860. Nobody is threatening Russia or Belarus and nobody has any intention of invading either country. But there is one evil aggressor who has broken the 77 years of peace in Europe. Yep. It's Putin of course. There are a number of threats to world peace but NATO is not one of them. Letโ€™s be real here and step back from all the wishful thinking and propaganda. Russia has always been vulnerable to NATO. Russia has never been and will never be a military match for NATO. In a conventional war, NATO could completely destroy Russiaโ€™s entire military and infrastructure within a month or less. That is just a fact. The only real defense that Russia has against an overwhelming defeat at the hands of NATO is its nuclear arsenal. Of course, NATO also has a large nuclear arsenal so there would be no winner in such a war. But the fact is that NATO has absolutely no interest in attacking Russia. NATO has no interest in destroying Russia and never has. NATO is a defensive alliance established to defend all members against attacks. Without NATO all of Europe is vulnerable to Russian military aggression. Russian aggression is worldwide. Russia sponsors anti-democratic, right-wing, fascist organizations, politicians, and other individuals with their vast wealth in every country they can find willing and greedy recipients of their money. Their propaganda machine is also everywhere and extremely well funded. Russia spreads chaos, hate, division, fear, lies, violence, and terrorism. Examine any fascist or right-wing extremist movement or group in the western world and you will find Russian money and influence. At some point, Putin and his allies will push a step too far and then NATO will actually become a real threat. Russia is now a pariah nation. Not just because of its attack on Ukraine but because of its incessant attacks against all democratic nations. The world is getting tired of Putinโ€™s Russia. It will take a generation or more for this episode in Russian history to be forgiven. The world is saying, โ€œEnough is enough. We are tired of all this Russian propaganda, blackmail, sabotage, terrorism, aggression, and evilโ€. Russia is sabotaging all of humanity. It has become a toxic cesspool of evil that harms everything it touches.
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  2024. ย @ะกะตั€ะณะตะนะŸะตั‚ั€ะพะฒ-ะณ7ัŽ2ะณย  ะะต ัะผะตัˆะธ ะผะตะฝั. ะ’ะฐัˆะต ัะดะตั€ะฝะพะต ะพั€ัƒะถะธะต ะฝะต ั€ะฐะฑะพั‚ะฐะตั‚, ะฐ ะฝะฐะด ะฒะฐัˆะตะน ะฐั€ะผะธะตะน ัะผะตะตั‚ัั ะฒะตััŒ ะผะธั€. ยซะœะพัะบะฒะฐยป ะทะฐั‚ะพะฝัƒะปะฐ, ะฒัะต ะฝะฐั…ะพะดะธะฒัˆะธะตัั ะฝะฐ ะฑะพั€ั‚ัƒ ะฟะพะณะธะฑะปะธ. ะ’ะฐัˆะฐ ะฐั€ะผะธั ะฒั‚ะพั€ะฐั ะปัƒั‡ัˆะฐั ะฐั€ะผะธั ะฒ ะฃะบั€ะฐะธะฝะต ั…ะฐ ั…ะฐ ั…ะฐ. ะ’ะฐัˆ ะปะธะดะตั€ ัะฒะปัะตั‚ัั ะฒะพะตะฝะฝั‹ะผ ะฟั€ะตัั‚ัƒะฟะฝะธะบะพะผ ะธ ะฝะต ะผะพะถะตั‚ ะปะตั‚ะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะฐะถะต ะฝะฐะด 123 ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝะฐะผะธ. ะ•ัะปะธ ะพะฝ ะฟะพะฟั‹ั‚ะฐะตั‚ัั ะฟั€ะธะทะตะผะปะธั‚ัŒัั, ะตะณะพ ะฝะตะผะตะดะปะตะฝะฝะพ ะฐั€ะตัั‚ัƒัŽั‚. ะ—ะฐะฟะพะผะฝะธ ัั‚ะพ, ะผะพะน ะดั€ัƒะณ: ะฝะฐัˆะต ัะดะตั€ะฝะพะต ะพั€ัƒะถะธะต ะพะฑะฝะพะฒะปะตะฝะพ ะธ ั€ะฐะฑะพั‚ะฐะตั‚ ะพั‡ะตะฝัŒ ั…ะพั€ะพัˆะพ, ั‚ะฐะบ ั‡ั‚ะพ ะฑัƒะดัŒ ะพั‡ะตะฝัŒ ะพัั‚ะพั€ะพะถะตะฝ, ะบะพะผัƒ ั‚ั‹ ัƒะณั€ะพะถะฐะตัˆัŒ ัะฒะพะธะผ ะฑะฐั€ะฐั…ะปะพะผ.
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  2104. The guy you approve is a Russian propagandist. He lied when he said Russia was promised NATO would not expand east. Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  2153. Did NATO ever promise not to extend eastwards? Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
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  2420. Did NATO really promise not to extend eastward? Fact: Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone. Russia threatens its peaceful neighbours which causes them to seek safety in NATO.
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  2427. NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  2453. ย @kaleeysmith8801ย  NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly-zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  2455. ย @kaleeysmith8801ย  NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop the bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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  2457. ย @Go4Broke247ย  Such an agreement was never made. NATOโ€™s door has been open to new members since it was founded in 1949. This has never changed. No treaty signed by NATO Allies and Russia included provisions on NATO membership. Decisions on NATO membership are taken by consensus among all Allies. Russia does not have a veto. The idea of NATO enlargement beyond a united Germany was not on the agenda in 1989, particularly as the Warsaw Pact still existed until 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview in 2014: "The topic of 'NATO expansion' was not discussed at all, and it wasn't brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn't bring it up either." Individual Allies cannot make agreements on NATOโ€™s behalf. President Clinton consistently refused Boris Yeltsin's offer to commit that no former Soviet Republics would join NATO: "I can't make commitments on behalf of NATO, and I'm not going to be in the position myself of vetoing NATO expansion with respect to any country, much less letting you or anyone else do soโ€ฆ NATO operates by consensus," he said. The wording โ€œNATO expansionโ€ is already part of the myth. NATO did not hunt for new members or want to โ€œexpand eastward.โ€ NATO respects every nationโ€™s right to choose its own path. NATO membership is a decision for NATO Allies and those countries who wish to join alone.
    1
  2458. ย @kaleeysmith8801ย  NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop the bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
    1
  2459. ย @kaleeysmith8801ย  NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly-zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
    1
  2460. ย @kaleeysmith8801ย  You seem prone to Russian propaganda! NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
    1
  2461. ย @kaleeysmith8801ย  NATO intervened in the former Yugoslavia to stop the bloodshed and save lives. From 1992-1995, NATO conducted several military operations in Bosnia, including enforcing a no-fly zone and providing air support for UN peacekeepers. These activities were mandated by the United Nations Security Council, of which Russia is a member. NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions in 1995 helped pave the way for the Dayton peace agreement, which ended the war in Bosnia that had killed over 100,000 people. From 1996, NATO-led multinational peacekeeping forces in Bosnia, which included troops from Russia. The European Union took over that mission in 2004. NATO's operation in Kosovo in 1999 followed a year of intense international diplomatic efforts, which included Russia, to end the conflict. The UN Security Council repeatedly branded the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo and the growing number of refugees as a threat to international peace and security. NATO's mission helped to end large-scale and sustained violations of human rights and the killing of civilians. KFOR, NATO's ongoing peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, has a UNSC mandate (UNSCR 1244) and is supported by both Belgrade and Pristina. The NATO-led operation in Libya in 2011 was launched under the authority of two UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs 1970 and 1973), neither of which was opposed by Russia. UNSCR 1973 authorised the international community "to take all necessary measures" to "protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack". This is what NATO did, with the political and military support of regional states and members of the Arab League.
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