New Find of Files from 1991 Supports Russian Accusation — NATO Should Not Expand to the East, Either Officially Or Unofficially

Honored to work with @derspiegel's Klaus Wiegrefe in drawing attention to British documents (cc: @UkNatArchives) from 1990-1991 showing senior Western diplomats believed they had indeed made a NATO non-enlargement pledge. Link below:https://t.co/hep8aCKRrM

— Josh Shifrinson (@shifrinson) February 18, 2022

• Der Spiegel, 18 Feb 2022:
  New find of files from 1991 supports Russian accusation
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• Hat tip to: https://halturnerradioshow.com/
  BREAKING: NEWLY DISCOVERED DOCUMENT IN UK **PROVES** NATO PROMISED RUSSIA NO EASTWARD EXPANSION!

Well, here's something: German Foreign Ministry official explaining in March 1991 that NATO "made it clear" to Sovs it wouldn't expand "beyond the Elbe" and so couldn't "offer membership of NATO to Poland and the others." Validates my @Journal_IS thesis: https://t.co/jLjHPTCrS0! pic.twitter.com/f5bO8okZYz

— Josh Shifrinson (@shifrinson) August 11, 2019