[tim333]

NATO was formed basically as a club for democratic states to defend themselves from aggressive dictatorships, in practice mostly Russia. Unless Russia adopts democracy and human rights it's a bit impractical for it to work with or join NATO.

[foverzar]

> NATO was formed basically as a club for democratic states to defend themselves from aggressive dictatorships

This is a historically inaccurate slogan.

> Unless Russia adopts democracy and human rights it's a bit impractical for it to work with or join NATO.

Are we still talking about 1990s-2000s? Russia was no less democratic and adoptive of human rights than other ex-Soviet states pushed to NATO. Do you actually consider 2004 Georgia to be more in line with western view of human rights and democracy then 2004 Russia, really?

[skissane]

> NATO was formed basically as a club for democratic states to defend themselves from aggressive dictatorships

One of NATO’s founding members was Portugal - under the Salazar dictatorship. Both Greece and Turkey went through periods of military dictatorship while NATO members-did NATO have any problem with that? The idea that NATO was formed to be a “club for democratic states” ignores its own history