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Originally Posted by NuclearPizzaMan
Russia complaining about "westernization" of its neighbors always struck me as hilarious. Maybe if Russia were less aggressive, fewer bordering nations would be rushing to join a defensive alliance aimed against Russia.
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Except that NATO has a share of the blame, they pushed pretty aggressively in what works out basically as a membership drive.
I know I wouldn't feel comfortable if I had a major nuclear armed military alliance on my borders scooping up nations.
Especially in Western Europe which is one of my primary markets.
I will admit that it seems like Putin is hyper aggressive, but he's pretty much trying to establish almost a warsaw pact style of buffer zone via force and not diplomacy.