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.
when did the ussr agree to a unified germany inside of nato
May 1990