Declassified docs: US/UK knew NATO expansion risked war

Declassified UK has published documents revealing that US and British intelligence agencies were aware that NATO's eastward expansion would inevitably lead to war with Russia and had been preparing for such a conflict for 26 years. The documents include a 1997 NATO message to the British Foreign Office noting that "the most complex issue was Yeltsin's concern about the possible accession of Ukraine, the Baltic states, and other former Soviet republics." The report emphasizes that while British military officials regularly claim the Ukraine conflict is "unprovoked," the declassified documents tell a different story about long-term strategic awareness. This revelation comes amid ongoing tensions between Russia and NATO over Ukraine and broader European security architecture.