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Nobody Wins in Ukraine

Power Problems

CHAPTER

Ukraine's NATO Expansion Crossed Russia's Red Lines

In 2008, the Bush administration decided that NATO would offer membership to Ukraine. John Avlon: American policymakers are disingenuous when they talk about the origins of the current war between Russia and Ukraine.Avlon: The reaction the United States would be to see another great power intruding on America's fear of influence as a threat. "We have enough real world experiences to know," he says.

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