<P> Horst Teltschik , Kohl 's foreign policy advisor , later recalled that Germany would have paid `` 100 billion deutschmarks '' if the Soviets demanded it . The USSR did not make such great demands , however , with Gorbachev stating in February 1990 that `` The Germans must decide for themselves what path they choose to follow '' . In May 1990 he repeated his remark in the context of NATO membership while meeting Bush , amazing both the Americans and Germans . This removed the last significant roadblock to Germany being free to choose its international alignments , though Kohl made no secret that he intended for the reunified Germany to inherit West Germany 's seats in NATO and the EC . </P>
<P> Horst Teltschik , Kohl 's foreign policy advisor , later recalled that Germany would have paid `` 100 billion deutschmarks '' if the Soviets demanded it . The USSR did not make such great demands , however , with Gorbachev stating in February 1990 that `` The Germans must decide for themselves what path they choose to follow '' . In May 1990 he repeated his remark in the context of NATO membership while meeting Bush , amazing both the Americans and Germans . This removed the last significant roadblock to Germany being free to choose its international alignments , though Kohl made no secret that he intended for the reunified Germany to inherit West Germany 's seats in NATO and the EC . </P>
when did the ussr agree to a unified germany inside of nato
when did the ussr agree to a unified germany inside of nato
May 1990
May 1990