The confrontation between Russia and the West is fueled by many grievances, but the greatest is Moscow’s belief that the West tricked the former Soviet Union by breaking promises made at the end of the Cold War in 1989 and 1990 that NATO would not expand eastward. In his now famous 2007 speech to the Munich Security Conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of forgetting and breaking assurances, leaving international law in ruins.
The betrayal claim matters desperately to Russia since it fuels distrust, feeds Russia’s cynicism about international law and is the central motive behind Russia’s draft security
Vyacheslav Nikonov: We are not in the usual studio in Ostankino but in the Foreign Ministry's historic mansion on Spiridonovka Street. This is where the Limited Test Ban Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and.
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As the world watched with baited breath the death throes of the Soviet Union 30 years ago, Western governments were pondering whether to quickly recognize the new states emerging from the bosom of the USSR, or wait until they prove themselves as responsible international actors.