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NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed in 1949 as a collective defense alliance among Western countries in response to the threat posed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. However, the Soviet Union itself was not a member of NATO, and its borders were largely defined by its own sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, several former Soviet states and Warsaw Pact countries sought NATO membership for security against potential aggression, leading to NATO's eastward expansion. Thus, NATO's relationship with the Soviet Union was one of opposition, rather than direct bordering or membership.

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