For the record: No treaties prohibiting NATO expansion were ever signed with Russia. No promises were broken. Nor did the impetus for NATO expansion … - Anne Applebaum

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For the record: No treaties prohibiting NATO expansion were ever signed with Russia. No promises were broken. Nor did the impetus for NATO expansion come from a “triumphalist” Washington. On the contrary, Poland’s first efforts to apply in 1992 were rebuffed...But Poland and others persisted, precisely because they were already seeing signs of the Russian revanchism to come.

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About Anne Applebaum

Anne Elizabeth Applebaum (born July 25, 1964) is an American-born and naturalized-Polish journalist and historian. She has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She is a –winning author.

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Birth Name: Anne Elizabeth Applebaum
Alternative Names: Anne Elizabeth Sikorska Anne Sikorska Applebaum, Anne Anne Elizabeth Sikorski Anne Sikorski
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