"United States "grew arrogant and self-confident" after the collapse of the Soviet Union, resulting in "a new empire. Hence the idea of NATO expansion"."
— Mikhail Gorbachev

January 1, 1970

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Gorbachev says U.S. became "arrogant" after Soviet Union collapsed CBS News 24 December 2021