Russia's Putin: The US is parking missiles "on the porch of our house"

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Summary

TLDRIn this dialogue, Russia addresses its security concerns pertaining to NATO expansion, pointing to the need for unconditional compliance with its security demands rather than relying on negotiation outcomes. Russia expresses discontent with further NATO eastern movement, highlighting opposition to U.S. missile deployments near its borders. Historical disputes involving the U.S. are cited to emphasize perceived double standards, particularly regarding Crimea. Emphasis is placed on perceived broken NATO promises from 1990 about no eastward expansion, amidst current NATO presence in Romania and Poland. Russia highlights its past dissolution into separate states, suggesting continued Western dissatisfaction with its size and alleged consistent pressure. It recalls the presence of U.S. intelligence in Russian nuclear sites and accuses the West of supporting terrorists to further their goals. Throughout, Russia asserts its need to focus on its own security amid perceived misunderstandings and unilateral actions by the West.

Takeaways

  • 🚫 Russia's security demands are non-negotiable.
  • 🔴 NATO's eastern expansion is unacceptable to Russia.
  • 🚀 Russian concern over U.S. missiles near its borders.
  • 📜 Broken promises by NATO on eastward expansion.
  • 🇲🇽 U.S. wouldn't like Russian missiles near it, Russia claims.
  • 📅 Russia recalls dissolution into separate states.
  • 🕵️‍♂️ U.S. intelligence once visited Russian nuclear sites.
  • 💥 Accusations against the West for supporting terrorism.
  • 🌍 West's constant pressure on Russia viewed historically.
  • 🔐 Russia prioritizes its own security interests.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:07:47

    The speaker addresses the issue of security guarantees, stating that any action Russia takes will not be based on negotiations but on the unconditional acceptance of Russian security demands. They emphasize that further NATO expansion is unacceptable and criticize the US for deploying missiles close to Russia, questioning the fairness of such actions. They draw parallels with historical US territorial issues, pointing out perceived hypocrisy. The speaker insists this is a matter of security, not history, and underscores their stance by mentioning past guarantees from NATO that have not been honored. They accuse NATO of misleading Russia through multiple expansions and highlight that the real threat comes from the West, as they approach Russian borders with military systems.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • Will Russia invade Ukraine?

    Russia states its actions depend on compliance with its security demands and not on negotiation outcomes.

  • What does Russia think about NATO's eastern expansion?

    Russia finds any further NATO movement to the east unacceptable.

  • What are Russia's security concerns related to the U.S.?

    Russia is concerned about U.S. missile deployments near its borders.

  • How does Russia view historical territorial disputes involving the U.S.?

    Russia references past U.S. disputes, suggesting such issues aren't remembered, similar to Crimea.

  • How does Russia view NATO's promises from 1990?

    Russia feels NATO's expansion broke past assurances that there would be no eastward movement.

  • What comparison does Russia make to U.S. actions?

    Russia wonders how the U.S. would react if Russia placed missiles near its borders.

  • What historical breakup does Russia mention?

    Russia mentions its disintegration into separate states and ongoing Western pressure.

  • How does Russia describe past U.S. interactions with their military sites?

    Russia recalls U.S. intelligence experts visiting Russian nuclear sites.

  • What was Russia's reaction to terrorist support accusations?

    Russia accuses the West of using terrorist organizations against it in the past.

  • Why does Russia distrust the West with ongoing concerns?

    Russia feels consistent Western efforts to break it apart and expand NATO show a lack of trust.

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    you have said talked a lot about
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    security guarantees and now we've seen
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    your proposals you also say you have no
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    intention of invading ukraine so will
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    you guarantee unconditionally that you
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    will not invade ukraine or any other
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    sovereign country or does that depend on
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    how negotiations go
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    and another question what is it do you
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    think that the west does not understand
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    about russia or about your intentions
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    thank you
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    speaking of the security guarantees and
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    what it will depend upon or if something
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    will depend upon the negotiations our
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    actions will not depend on the
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    negotiation they will depend on the
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    unconditional compliance with the
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    russian security demands today and in
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    the historical context in this sense we
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    have made it clear that any further nato
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    movement to the east is unacceptable
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    there is nothing unclear about this we
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    are not deploying our missiles over at
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    the borders of the us no on the other
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    hand the us is deploying its missiles
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    close to our home on there on the porch
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    of our house
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    so
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    are we
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    demanding something excessive we're
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    simply asking them not to deploy their
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    attack systems over at our home
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    what is so unusual or peculiar about
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    that
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    so what would the americans think if we
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    for example
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    decided to
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    come to the border between say canada
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    and the united states
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    or
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    mexico
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    and simply deploy our missiles over
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    there well
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    does
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    did mexico and the us never have any
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    territorial disputes what about
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    california what about texas
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    did you forget about that but everything
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    seems to have come down nobody remembers
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    those things just like the way they
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    remember about crimea we try not to
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    remember
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    the situation in ukraine who created
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    that who started the crisis
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    was that lenin
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    when he declared the soviet union in
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    1922 and then the constitution of 1924
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    following his death
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    was following the principles of lenin
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    this is a matter of security not just
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    history this is about security it is not
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    the negotiations that matter it is the
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    outcome the result i've reiterated this
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    many times and you're well aware that
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    we said not an inch to the east
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    that was the nato guaranteed in 1990
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    so what became of that
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    they fooled us
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    we've seen five waves of nato expansion
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    now they're in romania and in poland
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    and they're deploying the relevant
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    attack systems over there that's what
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    we're talking about you should finally
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    understand we're not threatening anyone
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    we did not come to the u.s borders or to
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    the uk about us
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    no they they came to our borders and now
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    they're saying that ukraine will also
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    join nato and they will deploy their
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    systems there or not just nato they will
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    simply deploy it on a bilateral basis
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    they will deploy their military bases
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    and their tax systems that's what we're
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    talking about and you keep demanding
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    some guarantees from us you must give us
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    the guarantees it is up to you and you
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    must do this immediately right now
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    instead of keep talking about this for
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    decades
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    and they use this small talk and
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    soft talk about the need for guarantees
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    of security for everyone this is exactly
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    what we mean we are not threatening
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    anybody
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    and now to the second part of your
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    question could you repeat that please
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    what is it that you think that the west
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    does not understand about russia or
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    about your intentions no
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    yes exactly
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    well you know
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    what we understand what you understand
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    or what you don't understand sometimes
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    it seems to me that we live in two
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    different worlds i was speaking about
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    very obvious things how can you not
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    understand that
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    you say you will not expand and then you
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    keep expanding
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    you say we will have equal guarantees
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    for everyone on the number of
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    international agreements
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    and then we see there is no equality or
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    no equal security
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    see here's the thing
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    back in
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    1918
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    one of the assistance of woodrow wilson
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    the u.s president said
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    that
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    the whole world would feel calmer and
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    safer if
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    today's enormous russia
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    would be replaced
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    with the states of siberia and four more
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    states
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    in the european part of russia
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    that was set in
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    1918 and in 1991 we separated into 12
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    separate parts
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    it seems to me that our partners were
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    not satisfied with that they think that
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    russia is that too large even the
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    european countries have turned
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    themselves into a
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    union of
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    states they are quite small states with
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    populations of 60 to 80 million people
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    but even after the dissolution of the
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    soviet union we only had
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    146 million people and that is too much
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    for the west i think that is the only
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    explanation for their constant pressure
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    against us back in the 1990s
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    the soviet union did everything it could
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    to build normal relations with the west
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    with the united states i will keep
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    saying this and i will repeat for your
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    viewers and listeners
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    out there from the media that you
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    represent i didn't quite get that but
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    that doesn't matter
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    our nuclear sites
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    our military nuclear sites
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    had experts from the u.s intelligence
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    authorities they were going there that
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    was their job to visit the russian
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    military nuclear sites they spent their
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    whole days over there and the russian
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    government had advices from
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    the cia working inside of it what else
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    did you need
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    why did you have to support the
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    terrorists in northern caucasus
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    and use
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    that terrorist organizations for to
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    reach your goals and break down the
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    russian federation this was exactly what
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    you were doing and as a former director
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    of the fsb i know that
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    we were working with the double agents
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    and they were reporting to us on the
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    tasks of the western intelligence
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    agencies why did you have to do that
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    you should have done something different
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    perhaps treat russia as a possible ally
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    and strengthen trust but no instead you
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    tried to keep breaking us up and then
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    you started the nato expansion to the
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    east we were saying don't do that you
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    had promised you wouldn't and they say
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    where is it put in written form nowhere
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    well then naf off and we
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    don't care about your concerns
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    and every time we
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    kept
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    responding and trying to make obstacles
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    we were expressing our concerns about
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    that but they say no
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    you
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    can do whatever you want about your
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    concerns we will do whatever we need one
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    two three four five
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    we witnessed five waves of nato
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    expansion
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    why can't they understand what is
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    unclear i believe everything is clear we
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    are thinking about our own security
Tags
  • Russia
  • NATO
  • security
  • Ukraine
  • missiles
  • U.S.
  • expansion
  • Crimea
  • sovereignty
  • history