Barry Schiller Apologists for Russia like to claim that NATO's expansion has led to Russia's attack on Ukraine. This seems to imply that NATO is some sort of an amorphous, ballooning blob. In fact, its expansion has taken place because individual Eastern European countries have sought membership and gone through an extensive process of attaining it. Their perfectly rational reason for doing so has been to avoid the fate which has now befallen Ukraine. Were they not NATO members, Russia might well have attacked them instead or in addition to Ukraine.If NATO actually were a threat to Russia, this would be a perfect time to invade: Russia has hollowed out its military installations to serve the war in Ukraine, leaving it much more vulnerable to attack through its borders north of Ukraine. The fact that Russia has done so proves that it does not actually believe that NATO is a threat to it.Russia could end the war at any time of its choosing. Contrary to its increasingly hysterical claims, the existence or territory of Russia are not at stake in the war; those of Ukraine are.

Barry Schiller Apologists for Russia like to claim that NATO's expansion has led to Russia's attack on Ukraine. This seems to imply that NATO is some sort of an amorphous, ballooning blob. In fact, its expansion has taken place because individual Eastern European countries have sought membership and gone through an extensive process of attaining it. Their perfectly rational reason for doing so has been to avoid the fate which has now befallen Ukraine. Were they not NATO members, Russia might well have attacked them instead or in addition to Ukraine.If NATO actually were a threat to Russia, this would be a perfect time to invade: Russia has hollowed out its military installations to serve the war in Ukraine, leaving it much more vulnerable to attack through its borders north of Ukraine. The fact that Russia has done so proves that it does not actually believe that NATO is a threat to it.Russia could end the war at any time of its choosing. Contrary to its increasingly hysterical claims, the existence or territory of Russia are not at stake in the war; those of Ukraine are.

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