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Maybe he is not a friend but neither is he the enemy.No, Russia, or more specifically, Putin, is not your friend. He has proven that he has no regard for the sovereignty or rights of other independent states, and he longs to reunite the Russian Empire, or at least the old USSR.
Here is a former USSR satellite country's PM saying this:This endangers all of Eastern Europe, especially former Soviet satellite states which are now NATO members.
Hungary's Prime Minister said this:
"We said today, and I am convinced that Russia is not Hungary’s enemy, but is Hungary’s partner. Russia is not a threat to our country, but offers us a good partnership relation.
We agreed too that Hungary and Russia both want to strengthen Europe’s security and normalise relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation. We can say too that there can be no bypassing Russia on international issues."
News conference following Russian-Hungarian talks
Very interesting. Please pay special attention to the highlighted section. Why the left here is so concerned about the so called "Russian expansion" threatening Europe, when a small country in Russia's backyard proclaims it otherwise?
NATO served its purpose and now is obsolete. The EU is capable to defend itself against any aggression from anybody. They are committing suicide right now by Islamisation of their nations. That's a bigger threat to the EU than any so called "Russian expansionist" Baba Yaga.NATO is responsible for the longest period of peace in Europe in recorded history. It makes any attempt to move against member states foolhardy, if not suicidal, so of course Putin would support a guy who has pledged not to support NATO allies.