“Oddly, this “expansion” only seems to be occurring in zones that Moscow once controlled, into which the E.U. and NATO, supported by the U.S., have sought to extend their influence.”
Oh, I see, Moscow only wants to expand its territorial expansion to what they had during the days of the USSR!
I’m sure the people of Eastern Europe are thrilled.
Controlled??? More like stole, deported and/or murdered their Eastern European neighbors.
And it’s also false. Putinist Russia has made aggressive moves in the arctic. That is certainly NOT the former USSR.
The writer is a Soviet/Putin apologist.