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‘Not one inch eastward’, as Gorbachev himself made clear, was only about stationing troops in East Germany during the immediate Soviet withdrawal. It did not constrain the future unified Germany or NATO.

There was no such open invitation to Georgia and Ukraine, only vague promises. MAPs were still required.

The US would have no right to invade either Canada or Mexico if they were discussing joining a mutual defence pact with Russia, yes.