Russia was not brought into the West after the Soviet Union collapsed; NATO did not include Russia, the EU did not expand to include Russia, and Russia was excluded from important G8 meetings, leaving them angry and acting as a revisionist rogue state allied with North Korea and countries like China and Iran.

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Speaker

Ian Bremer

Evidence Quote

back when the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia was not brought into the west. Uh NATO did not include Russia. The EU did not expand to include Russia. The G7 had a became a G8, but the Russians were excluded from all the important meetings.

Source

The Old World Order is Dead. What Comes Next? Ian Bremmer and Anirudh Suri | The Great Tech GameHindustan Times
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:37:51 PM

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