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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The problem I have with that is that Russia has a long history of subjugating and colonizing their neighbours long before NATO ever existed. The desire for the Baltic states and Ukrainians to join NATO and become aligned with the West is a reaction to hundreds of years of unprovoked Russian aggression and treachery. Being a Russian satellite is not fun for non-Russians and NATO offers them an escape from that.
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I agree, the motivations are clear on why central european countries would want NATO protection.
The problem is, reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet State were predicated upon a negotiated agreement with the US, which the US/Nato promptly violated.
It takes two to tango here and the Russians were counting on the world not kicking them while they were down. There was some contrition there and some good will that has since been wiped away.
The parallels between Putin and Hitler are pretty absurd but the parallels between the first world war /second world and the first cold war and the second are pretty easy to see.