#See4Yourself #Think4Yourself “Not an Inch Eastward” they said... – what the West promised and what the West did in a nutshell. To put things in perspective, here's NATO’s expansion over the years. This “defensive” alliance has undergone ten waves of enlargement (or if speaking plainly – ten waves of constant expansion), seven of which occurred after the dissolution of the USSR. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has incorporated the following countries, building up their aggressive military potential, sowing anti-Russian sentiment and foisting its confrontational mindset on new and old members alike: 📍 1999: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland; 📍 2004: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia; 📍 2009: Albania, Croatia; 📍 2017: Montenegro; 📍 2020: North Macedonia; 📍 2023: Finland; 📍 2024: Sweden. As of now, the alliance comprises 32 members. On NATO’s so-called Eastern flank, for decades there has been an active buildup of military capabilities. As a result, the militarization of Europe is unleashed and out of control, with the security architecture and balance that kept the region relatively safe is being dismantled.