NEWPORT, Wales – NATO leaders meeting here have been quick to brand Russia an aggressor state, intent on dominating Eastern Europe.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Russia “militaristic” and “imperialistic” while Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird suggested the country’s recent actions in Ukraine were akin to those of Nazi Germany.
What isn’t being discussed here in any great depth, however, is how NATO’s own actions – its expansion right up to Russia’s borders – has played a key role in sparking the confrontation over Ukraine.
“They’ve backed Russia into a corner and of course the Russians are none too happy …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
