Если кратко - форсированное
Расширение нато до границ россии.
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"September 11 changed the way we looked at enlargement," said a senior U.S. official closely involved in the process. Suddenly, the United States realized that "we need as many allies as we can get" to fight terrorism.
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After months of intense but virtually unnoticed diplomacy, the NATO alliance is set to invite seven Eastern European countries to be new members, the biggest expansion in its 53-year history.
Invitations will be issued in November ... to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, according to U.S. and European officials.
