NATO’s Creep to the East-Russia’s Sweep to the West
NATO decades long creep to the East has intensified and anguished our Russian colleagues. When I first started traveling to the USSR in 1981, the map below was an accurate depiction of European countries. Today, Russia has moved more than 100,000 troops, tanks and armaments to the eastern border of Ukraine.
This situation could have been avoided, or never have happened if it weren’t for the West’s inability or refusal to communicate honestly, talk with compassion, discuss openly to develop lasting relationships with Russians.