Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Is Putin Right About Nato's Eastward Expansion? - TLDR News" video.

  1. How can you put limits on expansion of NATO, I mean yes they can but in the end, something like that changes on a yearly basis depending on need and importance, for one, it's not really up to Russia to dictates if eastern European countries want to join it or not, it's up to them and considering the geopolitical games Russia is playing with so many countries, you could say Russia is the biggest advocate for NATO expansion by scaring countries. It's the same for the EU which I suspect Putin fears the EU a lot more than NATO because the EU is far more integrated than NATO is whiles offering real benefits and not just a simple treaty, basically, the EU by modernizing eastern European countries has a ripple on effect to other eastern European countries that want the same thing, I suspect Putin fears that the most but there isn't really anything he can say to stop that, more so now because of Putin's aggression, more countries want to join the EU and NATO as a safe haven. At the end of the day, it's not really up to Russia or the west to dictate which way those eastern European countries want to go, they can choose for themselves and I think it's that choice what Putin doesn't like, simply put, the west is offering a much better deal compared to what Russia is offering which is threats and intimidation, you only have to look at the last few weeks where a few countries have said they want to join the EU and NATO because of Russian aggression in Ukraine, Russia's aggressive behaver on many countries are pushing many eastern European countries into the EU and NATO and with what is going on in Ukraine, Putin has more or less given a gift to both the EU and NATO when it comes to expansion but also likely when it comes to integration.
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