Ukraine
Nato’s “infidelity” is being told the real reason for Ukraine War. Whenever there is a global criticism over Russia’s aggressive policies and its attack on Ukraine, the same argument is repeated repeatedly by Putin supporters or Russian-in-law analysts “Not One Inch” (not even an inch). Citing this statement, he claims that the US and NATO had promised Russia at the end of the Cold War that they would not expand east, but that promise was broken. But is it true?
“Not One Inch”-What is this statement?
The phrase was first revealed in 1990, when the then US Secretary of State James Baker interacted with the Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev regarding Germanization. At that time, Baker allegedly stated that NATO would not “move even an inch towards the east” if Russia approves germanaization. Russia supporters say the statement was a formal promise that NATO would never expand in Eastern Europe. And when NATO later made Eastern European countries a member, this alleged promise was broken.
what the FAC?
America and European historians say: “Not One Inch” was never a formal agreement or written promise. It was part of a political interaction, especially associated with Karan of Germany, not to the whole of Eastern Europe. NATO’s policy has been that any sovereign country can decide its security alliance itself. Therefore, when Poland, Hungary, Baltic Desh etc. joined NATO, it happened in their independent desire and not under any pressure.
“Not one inch” became a weapon of Russian aggression
Criticizing Putin and his supporters West, it says that NATO’s expansion became a security threat to Russia and this is the reason for Ukraine war. But this argument: cannot legalize the attack on Ukraine, nor can it become a judicial basis of Russia’s military actions. In contrast, another attitude of looking at NATO expansion is that the Eastern European countries wanted to join NATO themselves to avoid Russian influence and suzerainty.
Opinion of experts
Former American diplomat and NATO analysts believe that: ” Not One Inch ‘was the sentence of a historical conversation, not an official policy. Putin uses it only to justify their policies. “
“Not One Inch” was not a written or legal promise.
It was just part of a diplomatic interaction that took place in the limited reference of 1990 (Germany Karan).
Russia’s military aggression and his attack on Ukraine cannot be justified by any old statement.
NATO expansion is the result of the independent desire and democratic process of the member countries.
