How NATO provoked Russia in Ukraine and undermined peace

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In this talk, Aaron Maté, a journalist at The Grayzone, lays out how Russia was provoked by NATO in Ukraine, including the dismantling of arms control, the stationing of military assets, the intervention in Ukraine, and the blocking of multiple avenues for peace.

This video was produced by The Grayzone and published on their YouTube channel on the 20th of March, 2025.

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ABOUT AARON MATÉ

Aaron Maté is a journalist and editor at The Grayzone, where he also hosts the program Pushback. He has reported and produced for The Nation, Democracy Now!, Vice and Al Jazeera, and written for the Toronto Star, The Intercept and Le Monde Diplomatique.