At a time when Russia was taking a more pacific course, NATO – unlike the Warsaw Pact – was not dismantled. On the contrary, the Allies chose to maintain the pact and to extend it to numerous Russian neighbors.
随着俄罗斯和平的对外战略，北约并没有象华约那样解散。相反的，北约反而向俄罗斯的邻国进行扩张。北约成员国的基本理念是：“我们西方社会并不信任你，即使你成为一个民主国家，我们还是保持一贯的怀疑。”