Russian opposition to NATO enlargement
Russian opposition to NATO enlargement relates to the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1989, when the fall of Soviet-allied communist states to opposition parties brought the Soviet spheres of influence into end. Russian authorities claim that agreement on non-enlargement of NATO to Eastern Europe took place orally and the alliance violated it with its enlargement, while the leaders of the alliance claim that no such promise was made and that such a decision could only be made in writing. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, who participated in the 1990 negotiations, spoke out in a 2008 interview about a verbal commitment by then U.S. Secretary of State James Baker to not move NATO "one inch eastward" , but later made clear there was "no promise regarding broader enlargement." Among academic researchers, opinions on the existence or absence of a non-enlargement agreement also differ, although the consensus remains Russian claims of such a guarantee are loosely interpreted and historical revisionism...
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