Topic: German Unification

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Historical documents from the National Security Archive confirm that in 1990, Secretary of State James Baker promised Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not expand "one inch eastward." Celente notes that Baker made this assurance three times during negotiations over German unification. The segment argues that the West's denial of these "ironclad guarantees" is a fundamental cause of the breakdown in relations with Russia.