No such event or agreement ever took place. #Sarotte determined this by looking through archives of #RUSSIAN documents. As well as #US archives. And speaking with the players, including #Gorbachev and then Secretary of State #JimBaker.

It had been archived at the wayback machine, repeatedly all the way back to 2014. However, I just checked and all archive records prior to the Foreign Affairs paywall having been introduced have NOW BEEN REMOVED.

Mary Elise #Sarotte #NATO-Osterweiterung. Mehr #Sicherheit für #Europa oder Keim einer neuen #Konfrontation? Audio-Beitrag #koerber-stiftung
https://www.koerber-stiftung.de/mediathek/mary-elise-sarotte-die-nato-osterweiterung-mehr-sicherheit-fuer-europa-oder-keim-einer-neuen-konfrontation-1904