China and Russia are calling on NATO to stop admitting new members—but this is “a blatant attempt to deny sovereign nations the right to make their own choices”, argues the organisation’s chief
. At that time my country was the only potential ally with a land border with Russia, and the Soviet Union strongly opposed its joining the alliance. The Kremlin wanted to dictate what Norway could or could not do.
After the end of the cold war, the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, from the Baltic region to the Western Balkans, gladly walked through’s open door. These countries chose to join our family of their own free will. They worked hard over many years to implement significant reforms and to demonstrate their contributions to European and transatlantic security. ExistingAll sovereign nations have the right to choose their own path.
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