Believe what you want. I’m 65. Reagan ended the Cold War, and I was proud to serve in his Administration. The US, contrary to promises made at the time, has expanded NATO three times to include twelve countries right up to Russia’s border. We would never permit a hostile military alliance to exist on our borders.
The economic and social policies of Russia are the policies of President Putin, who has been elected three times by the Russian people and whose approval rating is 90%.
I thought it was crazy to bring Turkey into NATO at the time.