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On February 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban in the Kremlin. During a joint news conference, Putin commented on Russia’s standoff with the West over his military buildup along Ukraine’s borders.Putin criticized the U.S. written response to Russian security demands concerning Ukraine and NATO expansion. The U.S. has said membership in the 30-member U.S.-European military alliance will remain open to Ukraine, in accordance with NATO’s founding principles.Putin claimed that, since NATO can reject countries that seek membership, there is no open-door" policy:"They say the policy of ‘open doors.’ Where did it come from? NATO has an ‘open doors’ policy? Where is it prescribed? Nowhere."That is misleading.In fact
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