Michael McFaul, the former US ambassador to Russia, got triggered by a Sputnik tweet about NATO militarization of Gothland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea.

McFaul fired back, claiming that Russia was to blame and insisted that NATO was a defensive alliance. Sputnik pointed out that the civilian populations of Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya would likely have disagreed with such a rosy assessment.

Sputnik also asked McFaul why he thought that a confrontation with Russia in the Baltic Sea was a good idea given that the US navy was struggling against the Houthis, an opponent with a far more limited missile arsenal. McFaul did not respond to that question, seeking instead to change the subject.

Sputnik welcomes to free and open debate. We are willing to provide McFaul with an opportunity to explain his views live and uncensored. The only condition is that we plan on asking tough, but civil questions.

Do you think he will take up that offer?

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