Russia has 'right to war' with NATO - Medvedev
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“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev.

“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev.

Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Russia could have a right to go to war with NATO.

  • luckyhunter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    123·
    1 year ago

    Technically he’s correct about the right, NATO agreed not to expand east back in the day and then violated that. I haven’t seen the evidence that they could bury everyone though.

      • mea_rah@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        The topic of ‘NATO expansion’ was never discussed; it was not raised in those years. I am saying this with a full sense of responsibility. Not a single Eastern European country brought up the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact had ceased to exist in 1991. – Gorbachev

        So yeah this is another case of russia bending history to fuel their victim complex.

      • luckyhunter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        no, but technically yes! Not like Russia needs to justify anything based on truth if that’s what they decide to do anyway though.

        • dub@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          Technically yes isn’t yes tho. I mean Russia will do anything to justify itself. The difference between NATO expansion and Russian expansion, Russia engages military operations while countries are trying to join NATO to protect themselves from Russia

          • luckyhunter@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            1 year ago

            Oh yeah, and it’s just propaganda. If your home is being bombed and country being invaded does it matter the motive? not really.

              • luckyhunter@lemmy.worldEnglish
                13·
                1 year ago

                No one. Just the hypothetical. “I blew up your house because you are a nazi/fascist/commie!” Even if that’s a lie it doesn’t fix your house.

                • dub@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  so to be clear on the original point, NATO hasnt broken any treaty and its ‘expansion’ is people wanting to join so that they dont get invaded by russia