Russia drops charges against Prigozhin, other participants of Wagner Group rebellion
FOX NewsAPR 2023
Stoltenberg: NATO Ready to Defend Against Attack from 'Moscow or Minsk'
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The presence of Wagner troops in Belarus creates instability in Eastern Europe and is a cause of concern. NATO is right to shore up defenses while telling Russia and Belarus that it's prepared for any acts of aggression is also the correct way to go.
Establishment-critical narrative
If the West really understood that NATO enlargement is, in fact, at the center of the Russia-Ukraine war — which is why it's false to say this war was unprovoked — it would be more hesitant before further militarizing NATO's eastern flanks. This will force Russia to respond.