Russia, the Regina George of world politics, accused NATO on Thursday of using the Ukraine crisis to boost its popularity among its members and justify its existence. The Russian foreign ministry’s comments come after NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned Moscow there would be consequences if it intervened in Ukraine and did not pull troops back from the border. “The constant accusations against us by the secretary general convince us that the alliance is trying to use the crisis in Ukraine to rally its ranks in the face of an imaginary external threat to NATO members and to strengthen demand for the alliance… in the 21st century,” the ministry said.
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