GLOBALink | NATO expansion root cause of Ukraine crisis: former senior French official

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GLOBALink | NATO expansion root cause of Ukraine crisis: former senior French official

A former senior French official expressed concerns over the decision by Sweden and Finland to apply for NATO membership and believed that NATO expansion is the root cause of the Ukraine crisis. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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