Military alliance created in aftermath of Second World War in hope of bringing an end to bloody conflict between nations
Mr Putin has bitterly denounced Nato in the past, falsely alleging that assurances were given to former Kremlin leaderin the early 1990s that the alliance would not seek to extend its influence east of Germany, only for it to then break that so-called promise first in 1999 and then again in 2004.
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