Really what he is gloating about is the fact that he has made us, the American people in the world, far less safe because by doing so knowingly, and history tells us this is true, the red line has always been around for Russia has always viewed an expansion of NATO encroaching around their borders as an existential threat to their security. It's been very clear since before Putin was ever even in power. And it still remains true today. We look at how we would feel if we were in a similar situation. (07:21–07:30)
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Asserts that Russia perceives NATO expansion as a security threat.
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