I feel like I’m missing something here. US doing that would have made them much stronger against China. I mean just imagine how much more robust the European economy would be if all the gas going to China was going right to Europe.

Though in typing that out I may have answered my own question. Is it really just because US wanted to European market to themselves? This seems incredibly short sighted.

  • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 years ago

    My guess is because they wanted to balkanise Russia even more. Just the vast amount of resources and especially fossil fuels Russia has even after USSR’s dissolution makes them an obstruction to the US’ intention to be the sole arbiter of international trade. NATO’s mission plan to destroy the USSR was adapted after 1991 to do the same to Russia. Having Russia in NATO would impede the organisation’s ability to carry out this plan.