When you said that NATO rejected Russia to join, I was skeptical... and did some digging, and it seems the truth is a bit more nuanced:
The Labour peer recalled an early meeting with Putin, who became Russian president in 2000. “Putin said: ‘When are you going to invite us to join Nato?’ And [Robertson] said: ‘Well, we don’t invite people to join Nato, they apply to join Nato.’ And he said: ‘Well, we’re not standing in line with a lot of countries that don’t matter.’”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/04/ex-nato-head-says-putin-wanted-to-join-alliance-early-on-in-his-rule
Tells you a lot about Putin, right? He does not ask. He wants things to be given to him, like a tyrant or a spoiled child. Or he steals it. Like a kleptocrat.
In the end, Russia never formally asked to join NATO.
I agree with you ... Im not saying Putin is a good guy here but NATO and western countries are also responsible for the situation today
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