KW: The original agreement between Gorbechev and Reagan was that there woul not be any movement in NATO boundaries toward Russia with the demise of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact countries. Now NATO is on the Russian border having embraced a loan defaulter and a bankrupt country against NATO’s own protocols

Peter KORZUN: Ukraine’s integration into NATO, as well as its new allies under the anti-Russian pact will force Moscow to take decisive measures to fend off this growing threat. That will bury any hope for détente in Europe.

Source: Ukraine Gets Official NATO Status: Weighing Up the Pros and Cons