The Backstory to the Russia-Ukraine Confrontation: The US-NATO Encirclement of Russia | Global Research

The Backstory to the Russia-Ukraine Confrontation: The US-NATO Encirclement of Russia | Global Research

WORLD AFFAIRS Volume 21 - Issue 09, April 24 - May 07, 2004                  Encircling Russia

http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2109/stories/20040507001405000.htm

Encircling Russia with US Military Bases: Moscow Catches CIA Spy Red-Handed

http://www.globalresearch.ca/encircling-russia-with-us-military-bases-moscow-catches-cia-spy-red-handed/5335283

http://scotthorton.org/interviews/2014/03/02/030214-ray-mcgovern/

Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses Chelsea Manning’s award for the Sam Adams Integrity Prize of 2014; the Russian response to the US-backed coup in Ukraine; incremental NATO incursion up to Russia’s borders; and Obama’s hollow warnings of “consequences” for Russian actions that have already occurred.