Our current CIA Director suggested this was a possibility back in 2008.

This cable published by Wikileaks provided his insight into Russian perception of NATO expansion.

- Russia will take this as a national security threat. Viewed NATO expansion as a military threat to Russia.
- Believed a Ukranian civil war could occur over NATO membership
- Feared losing its regional influence slipping with NATO on its borders

In response to this post by mancunian

Posted: 03/04/2022 at 2:38PM

Interesting take on NATO expansion (link) -- mancunian 03/04/2022 1:35PM

Regarding the Monday morning quarterbacking about NATO expansion… -- SDHokie 03/05/2022 1:12PM

Good article! Here's another interesting take.... -- RUHokie 03/04/2022 6:19PM

Our current CIA Director suggested this was a possibility back in 2008. -- VTDante 03/04/2022 2:38PM

Americans can't conceive of how big a threat -- mancunian 03/04/2022 2:47PM

Oh we understood with the Cuban Missle Crisis just fine. ** -- NokieHokie 03/04/2022 5:00PM

True. For all our sabre rattling over immigration -- Tafkam Hokie 03/04/2022 4:57PM

For all the news about borders, yeah, pretty lucky with two peaceful ones ** -- `lag 03/04/2022 4:16PM

Russia couldn't be in the club, so burn it all down? -- HokieSignGuy 03/04/2022 2:06PM

NATO is perceived by the West to be defensive. However, it is just -- VTHokie2000 03/04/2022 5:02PM

It's a combination of things. First, mostly economic with the US having -- 132863Hokie 03/04/2022 2:40PM

Our current CIA Director suggested this was a possibility back in 2008.

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