Re:Russian hackers targeted U.S. conservative think-tanks, s...
by adventured on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @02:02PM
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> 'hostile Russia' is a result of NATO expansion (among other things), not vice versa
Russia never stopped being hostile. They were hostile long before the existence of NATO.
Nothing about their behavior has fundamentally changed. Much like China with Tibet, Taiwan or Hong Kong, they believe that they have a right to the conquest and control of numerous free countries on their borders. Any excuse will do to justify the annexations, whether cultural great nation beliefs, or NATO, or inventing conflicts & slights, or pretending that they have to protect 'ethnic Russians.'
Russia never stopped being hostile. They were hostile long before the existence of NATO.
Nothing about their behavior has fundamentally changed. Much like China with Tibet, Taiwan or Hong Kong, they believe that they have a right to the conquest and control of numerous free countries on their borders. Any excuse will do to justify the annexations, whether cultural great nation beliefs, or NATO, or inventing conflicts & slights, or pretending that they have to protect 'ethnic Russians.'