The Truth About NATO’s Expansion and Today’s Crisis in Ukraine — Ambassador Jack Matlock

Ambassador Jack Matlock, a scholar of Russian history and culture, who was President Reagan’s choice in 1987 for the crucial post of ambassador to the Soviet Union, addressed the International Peace Coalition on September 6, 2024 and reviewed what followed the demise of the . Secretary of State James Baker and his counterparts gave assurances to Gorbachev that there would be no expansion of NATO—not one inch. But for Russia, the problem is not NATO expansion, but the stationing of American or NATO bases in these countries. The decision of Western powers to interfere in the politics of Ukraine was also particularly provocative. View the entire International Peace Coalition Sept. 6 meeting