DISINFO: The US and Russia had an agreement that NATO wouldn't be enlarged
SUMMARY
Since NATO started to widen its borders in 1999, 13 countries have joined it. And all this takes place on Russia’s borders, it is a flagrant violation of the agreement concluded at the end of the Cold War. A gross violation. The United States is not worthy of any confidence.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about NATO. NATO made no promises not to expand into eastern and central Europe back in 1990, which was confirmed by the former president of the Soviet Union Mihail Gorbachev. Back in 2014, Gorbachev said: "The topic of ‘NATO expansion’ was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility." This false narrative was exposed before in 2016, 2017 and 2018.