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Russia's war against Ukraine was not unprovoked. It was methodically and intentionally set off by NATO and the United States.
Wikileaks - Diplomatic Telegrams from 2008 show U.S. Knew NATO Expansion Would Cause Russia/Ukraine War
Direct paste of telegram below, formatting will be weird:
C O N F I D E N T I A L - MOSCOW 000265
SIPDIS - SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/30/2018 TAGS: PREL, NATO, UP, RS
SUBJECT: "NYET MEANS NYET: RUSSIA'S NATO ENLARGEMENT REDLINES"
REF: A. MOSCOW 147 B. MOSCOW 182
Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C)Summary. Following a muted first reaction to Ukraine's intent to seek a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the Bucharest summit (ref A), Foreign Minister Lavrov and other senior officials have reiterated strong opposition, stressing that Russia would view further eastward expansion as a potential military threat. NATO enlargement, particularly to Ukraine, remains "an emotional and neuralgic" issue for Russia, but strategic policy considerations also underlie strong opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia.
In Ukraine, these include fears that the issue could potentially split the country in tw