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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am curious about this, because the EU also has a defensive pact within the framework that compels (i.e. obligates) EU members to defend others in case of armed aggression against their partners.
I don't really know what make NATO more or a "threat", other than it being strictly a military alliance, whereas the EU is an economic union and defensive pact. Both are alliances in practice that require automatic mutual defense.
Why is one more of a "threat" to Russia than the other?
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NATO= The US, The US has since world war 2 countered and defeated Russia/USSR at every step, if you view history from a pro USSR perspective the US has been just as aggressive and unpleasant as Russia/USSR, frankly even from a US perspective it's hard to deny that for every Hungary the US has been as bad in El Salvador and Hondurus, Iraq and Vietnam and unlike the EU up until last week the US looked like the only real threat to Russia's military, granted at this point it now looks like Portugal could eff them up but that's a recent development