We need to stop the “NATO aggression” narrative. It has been used as an excuse by an authoritarian state to:
- crush the democratic aspirations of peoples in several European countries,
- reinforce the police strate in Russia against the aspirations of Russian citizens.
For some thirty years I have been waiting for this piece. @Anneapplebaum finally wrote it.
East Europeans have been saying this for thirty years. Just that Western Europeans, chastening us, "knew better".
So, here we are.
And yes, read this. Now.
https://t.co/nGI3ePPX2U