{"id":8571,"date":"2022-08-10T12:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T12:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=8571"},"modified":"2022-08-10T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T12:45:51","slug":"is-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-the-wests-fault-video-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=8571","title":{"rendered":"Is the Russian invasion of Ukraine the West&#8217;s\u00a0fault? Video Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Is\nthe war in Ukraine the fault of the West?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John M. Owen IV. 2022 3 21. UVA: Miller Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/millercenter.org\/war-ukraine-fault-west\">https:\/\/millercenter.org\/war-ukraine-fault-west<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Russia\u2019s Attack on Ukraine Threatens Democracy Everywhere<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>McGregor McCance and John M. Owen. UVAToday. 2022 3 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.virginia.edu\/content\/how-russias-attack-ukraine-threatens-democracy-everywhere\">https:\/\/news.virginia.edu\/content\/how-russias-attack-ukraine-threatens-democracy-everywhere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">[New School] Perception or truth? Debunking NATO\u2019s \u2018fault\u2019 in the\nRussia-Ukraine War<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiefer Zachary Hipe. 2022 3 20. Rappler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rappler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.rappler.com\/voices\/new-school\/opinion-debunking-nato-fault-russia-ukraine-war\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why blaming NATO for Ukraine war is Vladimir Putin\u2019s biggest lie<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Hal Brands. 2022 3 14. ThePrint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-theprint\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/theprint.in\/opinion\/why-blaming-nato-for-ukraine-war-is-vladimir-putins-biggest-lie\/872350\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that\nNATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke&nbsp;Russia<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronald Suny. 2022 2 28. The Conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ukraine-war-follows-decades-of-warnings-that-nato-expansion-into-eastern-europe-could-provoke-russia-177999\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/ukraine-war-follows-decades-of-warnings-that-nato-expansion-into-eastern-europe-could-provoke-russia-177999<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why NATO Has Become a Flash Point With Russia in Ukraine<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Masters. 2022 1 20. Council on Foreign Relations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/why-nato-has-become-flash-point-russia-ukraine\">https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounder\/why-nato-has-become-flash-point-russia-ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Congressional\nRecord Volume 168, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Senate]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Pages\nS632-S636]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From\nthe Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/CREC-2022-02-10\/html\/CREC-2022-02-10-pt1-PgS632-2.htm\">https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/CREC-2022-02-10\/html\/CREC-2022-02-10-pt1-PgS632-2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The West Is Sleepwalking Into War in Ukraine<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Stephen M. Walt. 2022 2 23. Foreign Policy. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2022\/02\/23\/united-states-europe-war-russia-ukraine-sleepwalking\/\">https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2022\/02\/23\/united-states-europe-war-russia-ukraine-sleepwalking\/<\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia Has Been Warning About Ukraine for Decades. The West Should Have\nListened<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Anatol Lieven. 2022 1 25. TIME. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6141806\/russia-ukraine-threats\/\">https:\/\/time.com\/6141806\/russia-ukraine-threats\/<\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukraine, China, and Gun Violence, with Condoleezza Rice | GoodFellows<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoover Institution. 2022 6 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine, China, and Gun Violence, with Condoleezza Rice | GoodFellows\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBxw53tEurY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia&#8217;s Ukraine invasion may have been preventable<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Zeeshan Aleem. 2022 3 4. MSNBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/russia-s-ukraine-invasion-may-have-been-preventable-n1290831\">https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/russia-s-ukraine-invasion-may-have-been-preventable-n1290831<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine: How it came to this<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker\nReals and Alex Sundby. 2022 3 23. CBS News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraine-news-russia-war-how-we-got-here\/\">https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraine-news-russia-war-how-we-got-here\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia\u2019s Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Maria\nPopova and Oxana Shevel. 2022 2 24. Just Security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-just-security\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LaCfTQ9rHF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/80343\/russias-new-assault-on-ukraine-is-not-entirely-maybe-not-even-largely-about-nato\/\">Russia&#8217;s Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Russia&#8217;s Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO&#8221; &#8212; Just Security\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/80343\/russias-new-assault-on-ukraine-is-not-entirely-maybe-not-even-largely-about-nato\/embed\/#?secret=0X4CeeTJsl#?secret=LaCfTQ9rHF\" data-secret=\"LaCfTQ9rHF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joint Statement of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Russian Federation and&nbsp;the&nbsp;People\u2019s\nRepublic of&nbsp;China on&nbsp;the&nbsp;International Relations Entering\na&nbsp;New Era and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Global Sustainable Development<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Kremlin.\n2022 2 4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/supplement\/5770\">http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/supplement\/5770<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Speech In Which Putin Told Us Who He Was <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Fried and Kurt Volker. 2022 2 18. Politico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2022\/02\/18\/putin-speech-wake-up-call-post-cold-war-order-liberal-2007-00009918?\">https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2022\/02\/18\/putin-speech-wake-up-call-post-cold-war-order-liberal-2007-00009918?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TRANSCRIPT: 2007 Putin Speech and the Following Discussion at the Munich\nConference on Security Policy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Vladimir Putin. 2007 3 10. 2014 3 27. Johnson\u2019s\nRussia List. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-johnson-039-s-russia-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Tx6urQIFkW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/russialist.org\/transcript-putin-speech-and-the-following-discussion-at-the-munich-conference-on-security-policy\/\">TRANSCRIPT: 2007 Putin Speech and the Following Discussion at the Munich Conference on Security Policy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;TRANSCRIPT: 2007 Putin Speech and the Following Discussion at the Munich Conference on Security Policy&#8221; &#8212; Johnson&#039;s Russia List\" src=\"https:\/\/russialist.org\/transcript-putin-speech-and-the-following-discussion-at-the-munich-conference-on-security-policy\/embed\/#?secret=bDF2Mu5lZb#?secret=Tx6urQIFkW\" data-secret=\"Tx6urQIFkW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did Putin\u2019s 2007 Munich Speech Predict the Ukraine Crisis?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 1 24. Ted Galen Carpenter. CATO Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/commentary\/did-putins-2007-munich-speech-predict-ukraine-crisis#\">https:\/\/www.cato.org\/commentary\/did-putins-2007-munich-speech-predict-ukraine-crisis#<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">America\u2019s Ukraine Hypocrisy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted Galen Carpenter. 2017 8 6. CATO Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/commentary\/americas-ukraine-hypocrisy#\">https:\/\/www.cato.org\/commentary\/americas-ukraine-hypocrisy#<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Putin denies planning to revive the Russian empire after declaring that\nUkraine is not a real country and sending troops there<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sinead Baker. 2022 2 22. Insider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/putin-denies-reviving-russian-empire-says-ukraine-not-real-country-2022-2\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/putin-denies-reviving-russian-empire-says-ukraine-not-real-country-2022-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Putin Fears Most<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Person and Michael McFaul. 2022 2 22. Journal of Democracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalofdemocracy.org\/what-putin-fears-most\/\">https:\/\/www.journalofdemocracy.org\/what-putin-fears-most\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Long Arm of Authoritarianism<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Yana Gorokhovskaia and Isabel Linzer. 2022 6 2. Foreign\nAffairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/world\/2022-06-02\/long-arm-authoritarianism\">https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/world\/2022-06-02\/long-arm-authoritarianism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NATO-Russia relations: the facts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>NATO. 2022 1 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/topics_111767.htm#c203\">https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/topics_111767.htm#c203<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Moscow Fears NATO<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cepa.org\/why-moscow-fears-nato\/\">https:\/\/cepa.org\/why-moscow-fears-nato\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NATO enlargement is not to blame for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Zofia Stemplowska. 2022 4 27. LSE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/europpblog\/2022\/04\/27\/nato-enlargement-is-not-to-blame-for-russias-war-in-ukraine\/\">https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/europpblog\/2022\/04\/27\/nato-enlargement-is-not-to-blame-for-russias-war-in-ukraine\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Russia Fears NATO (And Wants to Stop Ukraine from Joining)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Dibb. 2022 2 17. 1945. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/why-russia-fears-nato-and-wants-to-stop-ukraine-from-joining\/\">https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/why-russia-fears-nato-and-wants-to-stop-ukraine-from-joining\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many predicted Nato expansion would lead to war. Those warnings were\nignored<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted Galen Carpenter. 2022 2 28. The Guardian. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/feb\/28\/nato-expansion-war-russia-ukraine\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/feb\/28\/nato-expansion-war-russia-ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Putin sees no threat from NATO expansion, warns against military build-up<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Guy Faulconbridge. 2022 5 16. Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-calls-finland-sweden-joining-nato-mistake-with-far-reaching-consequences-2022-05-16\/\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/russia-calls-finland-sweden-joining-nato-mistake-with-far-reaching-consequences-2022-05-16\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Putin doesn\u2019t fear NATO or Ukraine \u2014 he fears democracy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>David Tafuri. 2022 2 10. The Hill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/593627-putin-doesnt-fear-nato-or-ukraine-he-fears-democracy\/\">https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/international\/593627-putin-doesnt-fear-nato-or-ukraine-he-fears-democracy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A \u201cNew Era\u201d of NATO Expansion Deepens the Divide Between Russia and the\nWest<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Wright. 2022 5 17. The New Yorker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/a-new-era-of-nato-expansion-deepens-the-divide-between-russia-and-the-west\">https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/daily-comment\/a-new-era-of-nato-expansion-deepens-the-divide-between-russia-and-the-west<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deep-rooted<strong> Russian fear of the West has\nfuelled Putin\u2019s invasion of&nbsp;Ukraine<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander Hill. 2022 3 3. The Conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/deep-rooted-russian-fear-of-the-west-has-fuelled-putins-invasion-of-ukraine-178351\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/deep-rooted-russian-fear-of-the-west-has-fuelled-putins-invasion-of-ukraine-178351<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Putin I met as Nato chief was a rational man. I watch his descent into\nfanaticism with horror<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>George Robertson. 2022 4 7. Prospect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prospectmagazine.co.uk\/columns\/the-putin-i-met-as-nato-chief-was-a-rational-man-i-watch-his-descent-into-fanaticism-with-horror\">https:\/\/www.prospectmagazine.co.uk\/columns\/the-putin-i-met-as-nato-chief-was-a-rational-man-i-watch-his-descent-into-fanaticism-with-horror<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rethinking the National Interest: Putin\u2019s Turn in Russian Foreign Policy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergei Medvedev. 2004 8. Marshall\nCenter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshallcenter.org\/de\/node\/1469\">https:\/\/www.marshallcenter.org\/de\/node\/1469<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>the return of the russian\nleviathan\u2014Review\/Interview<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergei Medvedev. Pushkin House. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushkinhouse.org\/sergei-medvedev-return-russian-leviathan\">https:\/\/www.pushkinhouse.org\/sergei-medvedev-return-russian-leviathan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I Was Wrong About Putin<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergei Dobrynin. 2022 3 8. The\nAtlantic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/03\/putin-russian-political-deterioration\/626966\/\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/03\/putin-russian-political-deterioration\/626966\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key messages on Russian\nmyths<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MFA. Hellenic Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/missionsabroad\/images\/stories\/missions\/pakistan\/docs\/Key_messages.pdf\">https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/missionsabroad\/images\/stories\/missions\/pakistan\/docs\/Key_messages.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How NATO&#8217;s expansion helped drive Putin to invade Ukraine<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Becky Sullivan. 2022 2 24. NPR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/29\/1076193616\/ukraine-russia-nato-explainer\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/01\/29\/1076193616\/ukraine-russia-nato-explainer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why NATO and Ukraine are a flash point with Russia 30 years after the end\nof the Cold War<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Masters. 2022 2 22. PBS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/why-nato-and-ukraine-are-a-flash-point-with-russia-30-after-the-end-of-the-cold-war\">https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/why-nato-and-ukraine-are-a-flash-point-with-russia-30-after-the-end-of-the-cold-war<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pivotal Moments in NATO History That Led to War in Ukraine<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Harris. 2022 3 31. Slate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2022\/03\/nato-history-bill-clinton-foreign-policy-russia-ukraine-war.html\">https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2022\/03\/nato-history-bill-clinton-foreign-policy-russia-ukraine-war.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Putin\u2019s Biggest Lie: Blaming NATO\nfor His War<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hal Brands. 2022 3 15. Asharq\nAl-awsat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/home\/article\/3532081\/hal-brands\/putin%E2%80%99s-biggest-lie-blaming-nato-his-war\">https:\/\/english.aawsat.com\/home\/article\/3532081\/hal-brands\/putin%E2%80%99s-biggest-lie-blaming-nato-his-war<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Russia is acting like Finland and Sweden joining NATO is not a big deal\nafter repeatedly making dramatic threats over it<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebecca Cohen and John Haltwanger.\n2022 5 17. Insider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russia-react-finland-and-sweden-joining-nato-2022-5\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/russia-react-finland-and-sweden-joining-nato-2022-5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sweden, Finland Joining NATO Doesn\u2019t Threaten Russia But May \u2018Trigger\u2019 Response\n\u2013 Putin<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Moscow Times. 2022 5 16. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2022\/05\/16\/sweden-finland-joining-nato-doesnt-threaten-russia-but-may-trigger-response-putin-a77695\">https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2022\/05\/16\/sweden-finland-joining-nato-doesnt-threaten-russia-but-may-trigger-response-putin-a77695<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Real Reasons Putin Feels Threatened by NATO<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Tomas Klvana. 2022 2 25. 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