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The proposal not to expand NATO eastward, which was one of the ways Western countries took the initiative on the issue of German reunification and reducing the possibility of the Soviet Union's influence on this process, [12] was based on the provisions of the speech of German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher in Tutzing, announced on January 31, 1990. [13]
Despite discussions and informal agreements made between Gorbachev and US Secretary of State James A. Baker and West German Chancellor Kohl in February 1990 regarding NATO expansion, Soviets failed to obtain any written agreements against NATO expansion to the East during the Washington Summit.
At the press conference following the 43rd Munich Security Conference, Foreign Minister Ivanov said that Putin's speech had merely "reminded" the international community that the United States and NATO had broken what he claimed was a commitment made over ten years ago not to expand NATO to Russia's borders.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that he does not believe Ukraine joining NATO is “realistic,” as the Trump administration looks to broker an end to Russia’s war in the country.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -NATO defence ministers failed on Friday to reach agreement over new plans on how the alliance would respond to a Russian attack, and one diplomat blamed Turkey for blocking them.
[38] [39] [40] The memo is about a meeting of the directors of the US, UK, French and West German foreign ministries in Bonn. According to the memo, Jürgen Chrobog, the Western German representative, [38] stated that "during the 2+4 negotiations we made it clear that we [Germany] would not expand NATO beyond the Elbe . We cannot therefore ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he is seeking guarantees that NATO would not expand near his country's borders amid concerns that Russia might invade Ukraine. Specifically ...
The issue of Nato members meeting the 2 per cent target is set to become a hot topic, with President-elect Trump saying he will pull the US out of the alliance if member states do not all meet the ...