Nothing the Russian governing elite says can be trusted. It’s all propaganda to advance their imperial objectives. In this sense, it is hardly different from the Communist Soviet Union.
In the powerful video below, Jake Broe breaks down the history of Eastern Europe over around a hundred years, to show the aggressor is not NATO but the Russian governing elite – and always has been. It shows just how delusional people like useful Tucker Carlson are.
Vladamir Putin came to power from his position as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian KGB. His mentality is thoroughly KGB – full of lies, deceptions, manoeuvrings, and tricks.