Baloney. Show a source for that insane comment that Russia was EVER offered NATO membership and declined. For extra credit, show where they rejected it because they wanted be in charge.
LOL
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The idea of Russia’s joining NATO is actually decades old. Mikhail Gorbachev proposed it in 1990, and President Putin reportedly proposed it to President Clinton. Thus, the obstacle to Russia’s membership in NATO appears to be NATO. But NATO may be willing, indeed eager, to accept Russia now given that it has shored up membership of several countries that feel threatened by Russia. In joining NATO, Russia would be pledging to defend their independence from any other nation including itself.
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https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/591036-invite-russia-to-join-nato
Dumb idea but it’s been proposed.
NATO units present form is obsolete.