DISINFO: NATO is an American puppet
SUMMARY
NATO is an American puppet.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about NATO as a geopolitical project of the US.
NATO was founded in 1949 by twelve sovereign nations including the United States. It has since grown to 30 Allies who each took an individual and sovereign decision to join this Alliance. All decisions in NATO are taken by consensus, after discussion and consultation among member countries, which means that a decision can only be taken if every single member accepts it.
See similar pro-Kremlin disinformation cases alleging that NATO is fully subordinated to the USA and that the Baltic states, Moldova and Poland are NATO “hostages”, or that NATO forces could be used against European states opposing the US’s wishes.