Ukraine as the point of entry for invasion into Russia.

[syed putra]

 

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When the USSR collapsed in 1991 under former President Gorbachev, the West provided verbal assurances that they would not expand "not one inch " eastward ; however, these commitments the verbal "not one inch" assurance is a documented historical fact from the 1990 meetings, its interpretation remains a point of deep contention between Russia and the West