Gorbachev says U.S. became "arrogant" after Soviet Union collapsed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Friday that Washington grew "arrogant and self-confident" after the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading to the expansion of the NATO military alliance.

In recent years, President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly insistent that NATO is encroaching close to Russia's borders, and Moscow last week demanded "legal guarantees" that the U.S.-led alliance will halt its eastward expansion.

"How can one count on equal relations with the United States and the West in such a position?" Gorbachev told state news agency RIA Novosti on the eve of the anniversary of his resignation as the leader of the USSR.

He noted the "triumphant mood in the West, especially in the United States" after the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1991.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gorbachev-says-us-became-arrogant-after-soviet-union-collapsed/ar-AAS78r1

[empedocles]

1. Gorbachev is 90 years old. [Was just wondering].

[doc03]

2. He got a point. Anyone remember when we almost

had a nuclear war when the USSR put missiles in Cuba? Russia doesn't want NATO countries surrounding them like back in the Cold War.

[TheRealNorth]

3. We had made an agreement with Russia not to expand NATO...

And we broke that agreement.

[doc03]

4. We put missiles in Turkey. The US isn't exactly

blameless for the troubles in this world.

[marie999]

5. We invaded Grenada to keep Russian TU-95 bombers from basing there.

Ukraine must remain neutral or split in 2 like Korea.